Technical Specialist
UK
The median Technical Specialist salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 535 | 877 | 1043 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +342 | +166 | -238 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Specialist | 394 | 93 | 189 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.40% | 0.089% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | 0.097% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 130 | 66 | 127 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £36,250 | £24,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,500 | £40,500 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £50,950 | £48,450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.86% | +5.16% | +2.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £65,313 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £82,500 | £77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £43,323 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +15.41% | +1.94% |
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 | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Technical Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Specialist.
Technical Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Specialist over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Technical Specialist
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 | +387 | 381 | £50,000 | -0.89% | 49 |
| Work from Home | +283 | 251 | £57,500 | +11.22% | 16 |
| UK excluding London | +155 | 211 | £50,000 | - | 38 |
| London | +285 | 174 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 7 |
| South East | +103 | 81 | £57,500 | +23.44% | 16 |
| North of England | +90 | 50 | £47,500 | -27.32% | 9 |
| Midlands | +24 | 33 | £35,000 | -30.00% | 6 |
| East of England | +30 | 32 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +108 | 20 | £50,000 | -23.49% | 4 |
| North West | +28 | 20 | £32,500 | -45.83% | 4 |
| East Midlands | - | 17 | £28,500 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | +23 | 14 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 5 |
| South West | +7 | 10 | £50,000 | +39.86% | 4 |
| North East | +6 | 10 | £50,000 | +21.95% | 1 |
| Scotland | -72 | 4 | £41,000 | +1.23% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - |
Technical Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 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 featuring Technical Specialist in the job title.
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Technical 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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