Applications Support Job Trends in Basildon

Application Support
Essex > Basildon

The median Application Support salary in Basildon is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - +8
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support 5 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Basildon 5.81% - 17.07%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.49% - 17.07%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 7
10th Percentile - - £31,250
25th Percentile £46,250 - £33,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - £35,000
75th Percentile £50,000 - £41,875
90th Percentile - - £48,750
Essex median annual salary £47,500 £40,500 £36,250
% change year-on-year +17.28% +11.72% +23.15%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Basildon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Basildon. 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 Basildon with a recognized job title 77 25 41
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.53% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 43 15 38
10th Percentile £40,000 - £32,300
25th Percentile £40,500 £28,500 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £66,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -35.61% +88.57%
75th Percentile - £65,625 £94,688
90th Percentile £60,000 £87,500 £164,500
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -

Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Basildon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Applications Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Basildon.

Applications Support job vacancy trend in Basildon

Applications Support
Salary Trend in Basildon

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in Basildon.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in Basildon

Applications Support Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basildon

For the 6 months to 4 January 2026, Applications Support job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Basildon region featuring Applications Support in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) FTP
1 5 (100.00%) HTML
1 5 (100.00%) JSON
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) MySQL
1 5 (100.00%) REST
1 5 (100.00%) SOAP
1 5 (100.00%) SQL
1 5 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 5 (100.00%) Web Services
1 5 (100.00%) XML

Applications Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basildon by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) MySQL
1 5 (100.00%) SQL Server
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (100.00%) HTML
1 5 (100.00%) JSON
1 5 (100.00%) REST
1 5 (100.00%) SOAP
1 5 (100.00%) Web Services
1 5 (100.00%) XML
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft