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Computer System and Equipment Installers and Servicers

IT engineers install, maintain and repair the physical components of computer systems and equipment.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£20,784
£34,168
£49,803

New workers start around £20,784. Normal pay is £34,168 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £49,803.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 44,365 vacancies for this type of job

4.75%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Maintains documentation to track and log work in progress and completed.

  • Advises on and installs operating soft/firm ware and may carry out upgrades.

  • Repairs or replaces defective components.

  • Diagnoses hardware related faults.

  • Installs, tests and maintains computer-related hardware (processors, memory chips, circuit boards, displays, sensors, data storage devices, printers, etc.) according to given specifications.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)

  • Printed Circuit Board

  • Hardware Design

  • VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL)

  • Electronic Engineering

  • Hardware Architecture

  • Simulations

  • Verilog

  • Printed Circuit Board Design

  • Python (Programming Language)

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Problem Solving

  • Innovation

  • Management

  • Detail Oriented

  • Leadership

  • Mentorship

  • Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)

  • Teamwork

  • Self-Motivation

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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  • Computer Science (top-up)

    University of Greater Manchester

    BSc (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Bolton · 09/2025

    Tariff points: N/A

  • Computer Science

    Buckinghamshire New University

    BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · High Wycombe · 29/09/2025

    Tariff points: 88/112

  • Computer Science

    University of Warwick

    MEng (Hon) · 4 Years · Full-time · Coventry · 29/09/2025

    Tariff points: N/A

  • Computer Science

    University of Salford

    BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Salford · 09/2025

    Tariff points: 112/120

  • Computer Science

    University Centre Peterborough

    BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Peterborough · 09/2025

    Tariff points: 64/64

  • Computing (HTQ)

    Nottingham College

    HND · 2 Years · Full-time · Nottingham · 15/09/2025

    Tariff points: 64/64

  • Computer Science

    University of Leeds

    MEng (Hon) · 4 Years · Full-time · Leeds · 24/09/2025

    Tariff points: 144/160

  • Computer Science

    Liverpool John Moores University

    BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Liverpool · 15/09/2025

    Tariff points: 112/128

  • Cyber Security

    Ravensbourne University London

    BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 15/09/2025

    Tariff points: 104/104

  • Computer Science

    University College Birmingham

    BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Birmingham · 15/09/2025

    Tariff points: 96/104

  • Computer Science

    Birkbeck, University of London

    BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Part-time · London · 10/2025

    Tariff points: N/A

  • Computer Science

    University of Huddersfield

    BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Huddersfield · 22/09/2025

    Tariff points: 112/120

  • Computer Science

    Nottingham Trent University

    BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Nottingham · 15/09/2025

    Tariff points: 112/120