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IT Support Specialist Career Market Report 2026

1,282 active jobs. 637 companies. Median salary $71K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,282
Active Job Openings
637
Companies Hiring
$71K
Median Salary (US)
74%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The IT Support Specialist market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 74% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $71K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $55K to $122K.

Remote roles pay 34% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 23%

Python demand rose +7.5pp — fastest-growing skill

Amazon leads hiring with 62 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Manager (+$25K, +29%)

Salary increase: +$25K · Sample: Senior → Manager

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 23% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior31$54K$61K$100K
Mid-Level29$60K$80K$125K
Senior23$55K$85K$122K
Manager8$95K$110K$120K

What jumps out

Senior → Manager: +$25K (29%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States98$67KUSD
Remote9$90KUSD
United Kingdom4$40KGBP

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site7.3%
Remote5.4%
Hybrid2.0%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
23%
Linux
22%
AWS
14%
ITIL
12%
Azure
12%
CCNA
10%
iOS
10%
Project Management
8%
Python
8%
ServiceNow
7%
PowerShell
7%
Windows Server
7%

Skills on the Rise

Python ↑+7.5ppPowerShell ↑+7.2ppLinux ↑+6.6ppBash ↑+6.3ppAndroid ↑+5.8pp

Declining in Demand

Customer Service ↓-20.6ppJournalism ↓-10.5ppProcurement ↓-8.6ppMental Health ↓-7.8ppAttention to Detail ↓-7.5pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Amazon624.8%
Prosidianconsulting302.3%
Xcellink231.8%
Nebius201.6%
Perscholashires110.9%
ptg100.8%
Td80.6%
expedient80.6%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States385
United Kingdom53
Singapore39
India33
Philippines28
Remote28
Canada22
Germany15

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree63.4%603
Master's Degree10.5%100
Bachelor's Degree8.1%77
High School / GED0.3%3
PhD / Doctorate0.1%1
MBA0.1%1

Certifications

CompTIA (23%)ITIL (11%)CCNA (9%)CompTIA Network+ (8%)CompTIA A+ (1%)CompTIA Security+ (1%)

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