Support Specialist
UK
The median Support Specialist salary in the UK is £37,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 465 | 760 | 949 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +295 | +189 | -145 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Specialist | 528 | 186 | 318 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.50% | 0.20% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.53% | 0.21% | 0.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 392 | 140 | 231 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,775 | £32,500 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £37,250 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £45,000 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +12.50% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £53,750 | £50,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £59,000 | £61,775 | £65,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £34,000 | £44,535 | £35,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.65% | +27.24% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 99,838 | 86,540 | 162,414 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.86% | 91.29% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,991 | 55,953 | 84,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,676 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,238 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.49% | +5.76% |
Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Support Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Support Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Support Specialist.
Support Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Specialist over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Support Specialist
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +319 | 486 | £37,500 | -18.48% | 85 |
| UK excluding London | +183 | 354 | £34,000 | -23.65% | 75 |
| London | +187 | 157 | £47,500 | +2.70% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +81 | 117 | £43,000 | -7.03% | 34 |
| North of England | +117 | 101 | £35,000 | -26.58% | 16 |
| South East | +53 | 85 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 22 |
| Midlands | +20 | 66 | £32,500 | -35.00% | 13 |
| North West | +34 | 53 | £32,000 | -41.82% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +26 | 47 | £32,500 | -35.00% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +97 | 43 | £35,579 | +0.93% | 7 |
| East of England | +26 | 43 | £33,895 | -23.89% | 8 |
| South West | +1 | 32 | £35,000 | +15.70% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -20 | 19 | £29,500 | -28.05% | 6 |
| Wales | +13 | 12 | £34,000 | +44.68% | 1 |
| Scotland | -65 | 11 | £28,500 | +2.20% | 7 |
| North East | -9 | 5 | £40,000 | -16.09% | 1 |
| Isle of Man | - | 4 | £37,000 | - |
Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Support Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Support Specialist in the job title.
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Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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