IT Support Technician Apprentice (L3) – Fawcetts IT – Salsbury, SP1 2DR – £18kp/a – 36.25hrs/w
FAWCETTS IT LIMITED
SALISBURY (SP1 2DR)
Closes on Friday 5 June 2026
Posted on 28 April 2026
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Summary
Providing specialist IT services as part of a small IT Support team. It will be your responsibility to resolve faults, combined with maintenance tasks and installations of IT hardware and software.
- Wage
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£18,000 a year
- Training course
- Information communications technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm but if other staff are out this may change to 8.00am - 4.00pm or 9.00am - 5.00pm At times there will be a need to work longer hours or outside of hours on a planned basis, this is paid additionally at 1.5x hourly rate.
36 hours 15 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 3 August 2026
- Duration
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1 year 5 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
The role will be based in Salisbury and the surrounding area but you will also be required to travel to various locations in the UK when onsite support is required.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide desktop support for operating system and application issues either via email or phone with remote support tools or by making site visits
- Be involved in the day to day running of the Support Team
- Managing anti-virus & backups systems
- Deploying new applications
- Configuring new equipment such as Network Attached Storage devices, printers, MFDs, routers & switches
- Maintain a high level of customer satisfaction
- Install and maintain wired and wireless networks
- Fault logging, tracking and escalation
- Configuring and updating physical and virtual servers
The role will be suited to someone who seeks a role in which they can develop their skills and knowledge working as a key part of a small team. No two days will be the same in this role and so the successful
candidate will thrive on a dynamic working environment. Good telephone and written communication skills are a must.
The successful candidate should be confident in their ability to provide support, be dynamic and be able to problem solve efficiently maintaining confidence under pressure.
Skills, characteristics and experience in the following:
- Windows 10 /11
- Office 2010 - 365
- Active directory
- Windows server
- Hardware troubleshooting
- LAN / TCPIP / DHCP / DNS / Firewalls / VPN’s / Wi-Fi
- Azure
- Hyper-V & VM Ware experience
- Mac hardware and OSX
- Security and cyber awareness
- Audio-Visual hardware and software
Where you'll work
WINDOVER HOUSE
ST. ANN STREET
SALISBURY
SP1 2DR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS LIMITED
Training course
Information communications technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Interpret and prioritise internal or external customer's requirements in line with organisation's policy
- Apply the appropriate tools and techniques to undertake fault finding and rectification
- apply Continuous Professional Development to support necessary business output and technical developments
- Operate safely and securely across platforms and responsibilities maintaining the security of personal data of internal and external stakeholders
- Communicate with all levels of stakeholders, keeping them informed of progress and managing escalation where appropriate
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, customers and other relevant stakeholders
- Manage and prioritise the allocated workload effectively making best use of time and resources
- Complete documentation relevant to the task and escalate where appropriate
- Install or undertake basic software upgrades,either physically or remotely
- Establish and diagnose the extent of the IT support task, in line with the organisation's policies and Service Level Agreements
- Provide remote/F2F support to resolve customer requirements
- Maintain a safe working environment for own personal safety and others in line with Health & Safety appropriate to the task
- Identify and scope the best solution informed by the system data associated with the task
- Test and evaluate the system's performance and compliance with customer requirements.
- Escalate non routine problems in line with procedures
- Use basic scripting to execute the relevant tasks for example PowerShell, Linux
- Carry out routine maintenance across systems, (such as IT, Communications), ensuring organisational compliance at all times
- Apply the necessary security, in line with access and/or encryption requirements
- Use a range of Cabling or Connectors equipment in line with technical requirements for example physically or remotely
- Test and evaluate network environments
- Monitor performance and usage of a network
- Deploy applications on a network
- Set up storage and data access for staff
- Apply necessary security measures, in line with access requirements to a network
- Carry out routine maintenance across network systems, ensuring organisational compliance
- Monitor network-related workloads including DNS and firewalls
- Install or undertake basic upgrades, either physically or remotely
- Establish digital communication or telecommunications systems through, for example cabling and connecting equipment.
- Identify a range of tools and or diagnostic equipment, for example, Hardware or Software components, to resolve Communications or Telecommunications requirements.
- Undertake basic telecommunications activities, in response to an allocated task, designated responsibilities, instructions or customer’s requirements.
- Use information necessary to identify operational issues and rectify or escalate accordingly in line with policy
- Interpret and prioritise internal or external customer's requirements in line with organisation's policy
- Apply the appropriate tools and techniques to undertake fault finding and rectification
- apply Continuous Professional Development to support necessary business output and technical developments
- Operate safely and securely across platforms and responsibilities maintaining the security of personal data of internal and external stakeholders
- Communicate with all levels of stakeholders, keeping them informed of progress and managing escalation where appropriate
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, customers and other relevant stakeholders
- Manage and prioritise the allocated workload effectively making best use of time and resources
- Complete documentation relevant to the task and escalate where appropriate
- Install or undertake basic software upgrades,either physically or remotely
- Establish and diagnose the extent of the IT support task, in line with the organisation's policies and Service Level Agreements
- Provide remote/F2F support to resolve customer requirements
- Maintain a safe working environment for own personal safety and others in line with Health & Safety appropriate to the task
Training schedule
During this apprenticeship, you will follow a fully supported training programme with LearnTech, delivered through combined weekly remote classroom-based training, workplace assessment/training and online learning working towards completing the Information Communication Technician standard
The training covers the following core occupational duties:
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/information-communications-technician-v1-2
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
It is a requirement to have five GCSE 9-4 grades or equivalent (including English and Maths) to apply for this type of apprenticeship. If you do not have these grades but have completed numeracy and literacy Key Skills/Functional Skills at level two you may also apply for these apprenticeships.
Eligibility
You must meet the following eligibility criteria to apply for the role:
- Have been a UK/EEA resident for the last 3 years
- Hold valid residency status
- Have the right to work in the UK
About this employer
Fawcetts IT is a specialist IT service company, working with clients in Salisbury, Wiltshire and further afield, where we provide a single point of contact for all your technology needs, for a seamless service and support when you need it.
At Fawcetts IT, we believe that technology can make any business stronger. So whatever the size or nature of your enterprise, our aim is to tailor our flexible IT and technology services to meet your needs and help your business work better and more effectively.
Our Technical Department is led by Dean Williams who has more than 25 years’ experience in delivering IT services, ranging from IT support to business analysis and from project management of major systems to infrastructure and networking implementations.
We are also experienced in working with clients of all sizes, from small businesses to multi-million pound, multi-site operations, and in sectors including accounting, construction, education, food processing and manufacturing.
After this apprenticeship
- This is a permanent position. At the end of the apprenticeship, the successful candidate will have a Level 3 qualification as an Information Communication Technician
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000028759.
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Closes on Friday 5 June 2026