IT User Support Technicians
IT user support technicians are responsible for providing technical support, advice and guidance for internal/external users of IT systems and applications, either directly or by telephone, e-mail or other network interaction.
£29,076
Median Salary
New workers start around £18,291. Normal pay is £29,076 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £45,721.
Daily Tasks
- Reports on commonly occurring queries to detect underlying problems.
- Maintains a log of work in progress, calls received, actions taken and problems detected.
- Researches possible solutions in user guides, technical manuals and other documents.
- Refers more complex or intractable problems to appropriate IT professionals.
- Facilitates user access to systems.
- Installs and upgrades hardware, cables, operating systems and/or appropriate software.
- Advises users on how to resolve hardware and software problems.
- Provides technical support to IT users.
Skills employers are asking for
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Writing
- Learning Strategies
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Mathematics
- Science
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