Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
IT user support technicians demand is falling in Scotland.
ONS recorded 607 new online adverts for it user support technicians in Scotland in Jul 2026. That is 21.3% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £29,400.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.IT user support technicians hiring demand
New online job adverts for it user support technicians in Scotland
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
607
Jul 2026 · Scotland
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for it user support technicians across the UK
Advertised pay is 3.2% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£29,400
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 90.0% | |
| 2 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 81.6% | |
| 3 | Information Technology and Programming | 53.1% | |
| 4 | Accounting and Financial Trading and Investment | 42.8% | |
| 5 | Healthcare and Life Sciences | 39.0% | |
| 6 | Marketing and Sales | 35.8% | |
| 7 | Risk and Safety | 32.0% | |
| 8 | Recruitment, Payroll and Employee Performance | 29.0% | |
| 9 | Manufacturing and Fabrication | 28.6% | |
| 10 | Organizational Development | 27.8% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.8 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 66.8% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 11.9% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 8.7% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 5.7% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 6.9% |
Scotland compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | 607 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 9,378 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 4,138 | |
| 2 | Manchester | 634 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 554 | |
| 4 | Leeds | 465 | |
| 5 | Bristol, City of | 432 | |
| 6 | Glasgow City | 400 | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 277 | |
| 8 | City of Edinburgh | 269 | |
| 9 | Nottingham | 249 | |
| 10 | North Yorkshire | 246 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | £57,600 | |
| 2 | Shetland Islands | £45,000 | |
| 3 | Stevenage | £42,400 | |
| 4 | Barrow-in-Furness | £40,700 | |
| 5 | Copeland | £40,700 | |
| 6 | Isle of Wight | £38,000 | |
| 7 | London | £38,000 | |
| 8 | Isle of Anglesey | £37,400 | |
| 9 | Inverclyde | £36,800 | |
| 10 | Thurrock | £36,000 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 313) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT user support techniciansYou’re viewing this Support technician · IT officer · App reviewer — 64.1% of group adverts | 9,378 | -9.2% | |
| 2 | IT technicians Technician · Qa tester · Team leader — 27.4% of group adverts | 4,012 | -1.4% | |
| 3 | Database administrators and web content technicians Database administrator · Web editor · Data manager — 8.4% of group adverts | 1,235 | -3.3% |
About the data
Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.
Methodology and metric definitions
New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.