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UK salary report · 2026

IT Support Salary in South East

Official ONS earnings for South East, covering 21,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

Median salary — South East

£34,736

gross, per year

▲ 1.7% change on the previous year

Mean

£38,407

Jobs measured

21,000

What most it supports actually earn

Half of it supports in South East earn between £28,855 and £44,791. Earning above £44,791 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 South East.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of it supports earn less than this.

10th
£23,155
20th
£27,233
25th
£28,855
30th
£29,943
40th
£32,362
50th
£34,767
60th
£38,298
70th
£41,573
75th
£44,791
80th
£46,491
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How South East ranks for it support pay

4th

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. South East is £7,682 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

ONS doesn't measure “it support” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “IT user support technicians”, which includes this role alongside others.

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 salary FAQs

What is the average IT Support salary in South East?

The median is £34,736 a year and the mean is £38,407, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good IT Support salary?

Half of it supports earn between £28,855 and £44,791. Anything above £44,791 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 21,000 jobs in this occupation.

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