What is the average computer technician salary?

In these modern times, a computer technician plays a very important role in maintaining computer systems and databases in perfect working condition, and at the same time, in repairing every computer problem that comes at hand. With all the computer technician courses available, getting computer technician jobs has become more likely, and even desirable with the high computer technician salary.

Work experience

When it comes to level of work experience, these figures were reported based on a survey conducted in January 2010. For those working as a computer service technician, computer network technician, network technician and related jobs for a maximum time period of at most one year, the salary averaged from
£16,000 to £24,335 on an annual basis. For those who have worked for a longer period of time, say for a minimum time period of 20 years of work experience, the salary proves to get higher and already averaged from £24,879.40 to £38,739 on a yearly basis.

Employment type

When based on the type of employment, there‘s a considerable difference with the salary. Computer technicians who are self-employed start with a low salary of £16,804.60, while the highest maximum salary received is £32,614. This is on an annual basis. For those technicians who are employed by public companies, annual salaries started on a higher amount. It averaged from
£20,794.60 up to £30,474.60. Computer technicians employed by the federal government, on the other hand, got a yearly salary ranging from
£18,299.20 up to a possible amount of £32,380.30.

Industry

If the salary is calculated based on the industry where a computer technician belonged, there appears a difference. Those computer technicians working in the information technology industry received an annual salary averaging from £20,935.90 up to £30,240.30, while those who are working in healthcare industries received an annual salary average from £22,739.40 to £29, 914.20. On the other hand, those who are working in colleges and universities have received an annual pay which averaged from £19,367.90 up to £26, 964.30.

Education

The average salary has been reported to range between £20,483.2 to £29,947.30 per annum for those who were able to earn a degree and are still studying for one, for example, for a desktop support technician jobs. For those with associate of science degrees or who are still studying to get one, for example, support technician jobs, reported a lesser annual pay average from
£19,558.20 up to £29,342.20.