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 26 April 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 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 451 | 808 | 921 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +357 | +113 | -148 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Specialist | 531 | 185 | 294 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.54% | 0.18% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.57% | 0.19% | 0.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 362 | 139 | 220 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £31,577 | £27,400 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,476 | £36,250 | £32,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £45,000 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +12.50% | +10.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £53,750 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £59,000 | £62,500 | £70,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £35,000 | £44,535 | £35,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.41% | +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 | 92,901 | 95,961 | 148,050 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.57% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,751 | 60,281 | 85,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,686 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.19% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,495 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 26 April 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 26 April 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 | +368 | 494 | £40,000 | -13.04% | 82 |
| UK excluding London | +187 | 309 | £35,000 | -21.41% | 54 |
| London | +253 | 206 | £47,500 | +2.15% | 30 |
| Work from Home | +125 | 122 | £45,000 | -4.26% | 20 |
| South East | +91 | 82 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 12 |
| North of England | +112 | 80 | £35,000 | -36.36% | 12 |
| Midlands | +26 | 53 | £32,500 | -35.00% | 10 |
| North West | +40 | 40 | £31,500 | -42.73% | 9 |
| East of England | +53 | 39 | £33,895 | -23.89% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +129 | 37 | £35,579 | +0.93% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +52 | 35 | £32,500 | -35.00% | 5 |
| South West | +4 | 32 | £33,000 | +1.54% | 8 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 18 | £29,000 | -29.27% | 5 |
| Wales | +17 | 11 | £34,000 | +46.24% | |
| Scotland | -61 | 8 | £28,500 | +3.64% | 3 |
| Isle of Man | - | 4 | £37,000 | - | |
| North East | +2 | 3 | £32,500 | -18.75% | 1 |
Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 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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