2027 IT salary guide.
Our 2027 IT salary guide brings together pay benchmarks across core IT, cyber security, infrastructure, support and networking. Use it to plan salaries across your IT team or compare your own pay with the wider UK market.
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SALARY TRENDS
IT salary trends in 2027.
IT salaries have risen in line with the wider UK market this year, at 3.7% against 3.8% across the disciplines we cover. Growth is uneven across IT. Cyber security and infrastructure are well above the average, while IT support salaries have barely moved and some junior roles have fallen.
Most IT specialisms are balanced in 2027, with two exceptions. Cyber security is candidate-led, with 62% of employers hiring and cloud security skills carrying the biggest premium. IT support is employer-led, the only specialism we cover where that is the case, as AI-assisted ticketing takes on more first-contact work.
KEY FINDINGS
Key findings for IT in 2027.
These figures give you a quick view of salary movement and hiring activity across IT in 2027, whether you’re planning salaries across your team, reviewing your own pay or keeping an eye on the market.
- 3.7% average salary increase compared with 2026
- 55% of employers are hiring now or plan to hire within the next six months
- 45% of IT professionals are actively looking for a new role
- 41% of IT professionals feel their pay doesn’t reflect the work they do
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FAQs
IT salary guide FAQs.
The guide covers 46 roles across core IT, cyber security, infrastructure, support and networking. It includes 25th, 50th and 75th percentile salaries across the UK and by region, with 2026 comparisons, 2028 projections and our latest IT hiring findings.
The median UK salary across the 46 IT roles in our guide is £54,000. As IT covers a wide range of functions and seniority levels, use this as a broad market marker and compare the individual role and region for a more accurate benchmark.
IT salaries vary according to technical depth, systems responsibility, seniority and the size of the environment being supported. Management, project ownership, cloud knowledge and specialist infrastructure or security experience can all move a role further up the salary range.
IT Manager, IT Project Manager and Systems Administrator are the three most in-demand IT roles in our research. Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, endpoint management and ITSM are also among the technical skills employers are looking for.
Use the median for the exact role and region as the starting point. Roles carrying responsibility for larger environments, cloud infrastructure, projects, security or a team may need to sit higher within the range than positions with a narrower operational remit.
No. The figures are base salary only. Bonuses, pension contributions and wider benefits should be considered separately when comparing the complete package.
Yes. We can benchmark an IT role around its technical environment, responsibilities, seniority, location and industry requirements where the standard guide does not provide enough detail.