IT Support Technician Salary in Scotland
Official ONS earnings for Scotland, covering 13,000 jobs.
Median salary — Scotland
£35,021
gross, per year
▲ 3.3% change on the previous year
Mean
£37,707
Jobs measured
13,000
What most it support technicians actually earn
Half of it support technicians in Scotland earn between £29,443 and £43,404. Earning above £43,404 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Information Technology Technicians” group in Scotland.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of it support technicians earn less than this.
How Scotland ranks for it support technician pay
3rd
of 10 GB regions with a published figure
London tops the table on £42,418 and Yorkshire and The Humber sits at the bottom on £30,153. Scotland is £7,397 short of the top.
Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- IT user support technicians
- SOC 2020 code
- 3132
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
IT Support Technician salary FAQs
What is the average IT Support Technician salary in Scotland?
The median is £35,021 a year and the mean is £37,707, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good IT Support Technician salary?
Half of it support technicians earn between £29,443 and £43,404. Anything above £43,404 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 13,000 jobs in this occupation.
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