Technical Specialist Jobs in England

Technical Specialist
UK > England

The median Technical Specialist salary in England is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 488 854 970
Rank change year-on-year +366 +116 -180
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Specialist 381 71 166
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.45% 0.077% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 0.084% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 121 53 117
10th Percentile £28,500 £36,250 £22,673
25th Percentile £31,250 £45,077 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -1.04%
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £76,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £48,450
% change year-on-year - +3.20% -1.12%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 80,497 84,397 127,287
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 91.51% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 60,179 53,484 75,704
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,125 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,809 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,822 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Technical Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Technical Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Specialist in England

Technical Specialist
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Specialist in England.

Salary trend for Technical Specialist in England

Technical Specialist
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Specialist in England over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Technical Specialist in England

Technical Specialist
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 4 May 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
London +272 175 £42,500 -32.00% 6
South East +88 81 £57,500 +23.44% 16
North of England +74 50 £47,500 -27.32% 12
East of England +40 33 £60,000 +20.00% 6
Midlands +34 31 £35,000 -30.00% 9
Yorkshire +105 20 £50,000 -23.49% 3
North West +27 20 £32,500 -45.83% 7
East Midlands - 17 £28,500 - 1
West Midlands +15 13 £65,000 +30.00% 8
North East +5 10 £50,000 +21.95% 2
South West -13 9 £50,000 +39.86% 4
Technical Specialist
UK

Technical Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Technical 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 across the England region featuring Technical Specialist in the job title.

1 240 (62.99%) Microsoft
2 236 (61.94%) Active Directory
3 232 (60.89%) Azure
4 217 (56.96%) Entra ID
5 215 (56.43%) Cybersecurity
5 215 (56.43%) 5G
5 215 (56.43%) Linux
6 214 (56.17%) Analytical Skills
6 214 (56.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 212 (55.64%) Microsoft Intune
7 212 (55.64%) Bash
8 211 (55.38%) CyberArk
8 211 (55.38%) Tanium
8 211 (55.38%) Artificial Intelligence
9 210 (55.12%) Ubuntu
9 210 (55.12%) CRM
9 210 (55.12%) Broadband
9 210 (55.12%) IT Strategy
9 210 (55.12%) Jamf Pro
9 210 (55.12%) Social Media
9 210 (55.12%) Technology Strategy
10 47 (12.34%) Social Skills
11 43 (11.29%) Problem-Solving
12 38 (9.97%) Degree
13 32 (8.40%) Microsoft 365
14 23 (6.04%) Driving Licence
15 22 (5.77%) Windows
16 21 (5.51%) Customer Service
17 15 (3.94%) HNC
18 14 (3.67%) Ethernet

Technical Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (1.84%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (1.57%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.31%) Exchange Server 2013
3 5 (1.31%) SharePoint Server
4 1 (0.26%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 12 (3.15%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 232 (60.89%) Azure
2 217 (56.96%) Entra ID
3 32 (8.40%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (1.84%) AWS
5 5 (1.31%) GCP
5 5 (1.31%) Power Platform
5 5 (1.31%) ShareGate
6 2 (0.52%) SaaS
6 2 (0.52%) Snowflake
7 1 (0.26%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (0.26%) Azure Table
7 1 (0.26%) PaaS
7 1 (0.26%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 215 (56.43%) 5G
2 210 (55.12%) Broadband
3 14 (3.67%) Ethernet
3 14 (3.67%) Wireless
4 12 (3.15%) Firewall
5 10 (2.62%) IPsec
6 9 (2.36%) Software-Defined Radio
7 8 (2.10%) VPN
8 7 (1.84%) LAN
9 5 (1.31%) 5G NR
9 5 (1.31%) 802.11
9 5 (1.31%) DKIM
9 5 (1.31%) DMARC
9 5 (1.31%) DNS
9 5 (1.31%) LTE
9 5 (1.31%) SSL
9 5 (1.31%) VoIP
10 3 (0.79%) Cisco ASA
10 3 (0.79%) MPLS
10 3 (0.79%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.57%) QlikView
2 5 (1.31%) Power BI
3 2 (0.52%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (0.52%) Data Vault
3 2 (0.52%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.52%) Relational Database
General
1 214 (56.17%) Analytical Skills
1 214 (56.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 47 (12.34%) Social Skills
3 14 (3.67%) Retail
4 11 (2.89%) Finance
4 11 (2.89%) Manufacturing
5 9 (2.36%) Law
6 8 (2.10%) Pharmaceutical
7 7 (1.84%) Automotive
7 7 (1.84%) Games
8 6 (1.57%) Agriculture
8 6 (1.57%) German Language
9 5 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (1.05%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.05%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (1.05%) Telecoms
11 3 (0.79%) French Language
12 2 (0.52%) Banking
12 2 (0.52%) Legal
12 2 (0.52%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.31%) 802.1X
2 3 (0.79%) REST
2 3 (0.79%) SOAP
2 3 (0.79%) XML
3 2 (0.52%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 210 (55.12%) Social Media
2 23 (6.04%) Driving Licence
3 14 (3.67%) Management Information System
3 14 (3.67%) Onboarding
4 11 (2.89%) Data Centre
5 6 (1.57%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (1.31%) PCIe
7 4 (1.05%) Data Structures
7 4 (1.05%) Reinsurance
8 3 (0.79%) CCTV
9 2 (0.52%) FMCG
9 2 (0.52%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.26%) Cloud Native
10 1 (0.26%) Cyberattack
10 1 (0.26%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.26%) Digital Signage
10 1 (0.26%) Lidar
10 1 (0.26%) Mainframe
10 1 (0.26%) Security Operations Centre
10 1 (0.26%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 215 (56.43%) Linux
2 210 (55.12%) Ubuntu
3 22 (5.77%) Windows
4 6 (1.57%) Mac OS
5 5 (1.31%) Android
5 5 (1.31%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.26%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.26%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (56.43%) Cybersecurity
2 211 (55.38%) Artificial Intelligence
3 210 (55.12%) CRM
3 210 (55.12%) IT Strategy
3 210 (55.12%) Technology Strategy
4 43 (11.29%) Problem-Solving
5 21 (5.51%) Customer Service
6 10 (2.62%) Customer Experience
7 7 (1.84%) Information Security
7 7 (1.84%) Migration
7 7 (1.84%) User Experience
8 6 (1.57%) Proactive Management
8 6 (1.57%) Thought Leadership
8 6 (1.57%) Time Management
9 5 (1.31%) API Integration
9 5 (1.31%) Computer Science
9 5 (1.31%) Continuous Improvement
9 5 (1.31%) Digital Signal Processing
9 5 (1.31%) Performance Analysis
9 5 (1.31%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 212 (55.64%) Bash
2 5 (1.31%) PowerShell
2 5 (1.31%) SQL
3 2 (0.52%) Python
Qualifications
1 38 (9.97%) Degree
2 15 (3.94%) HNC
3 10 (2.62%) Security Cleared
4 7 (1.84%) CCNA
4 7 (1.84%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (1.57%) HND
6 5 (1.31%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (1.31%) SC Cleared
7 4 (1.05%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.05%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.79%) CCDA
8 3 (0.79%) CCNP
9 1 (0.26%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.26%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.26%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.26%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (1.05%) SLA
3 1 (0.26%) QA
System Software
1 236 (61.94%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.31%) Embedded Firmware
2 5 (1.31%) Firmware
3 2 (0.52%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 212 (55.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 210 (55.12%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (0.79%) SCCM
4 1 (0.26%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 240 (62.99%) Microsoft
2 211 (55.38%) CyberArk
2 211 (55.38%) Tanium
3 7 (1.84%) Cisco
4 5 (1.31%) Proofpoint
5 3 (0.79%) Avaya
5 3 (0.79%) CheckPoint
5 3 (0.79%) F5
5 3 (0.79%) Juniper
5 3 (0.79%) Palo Alto
6 2 (0.52%) Allen-Bradley
6 2 (0.52%) Alteryx
6 2 (0.52%) Cognos
6 2 (0.52%) Datto
6 2 (0.52%) Meraki
6 2 (0.52%) MuleSoft
6 2 (0.52%) Siemens
6 2 (0.52%) Veeam
6 2 (0.52%) VMware
7 1 (0.26%) BroadSoft