Support Specialist Job Trends in Bedford

Support Specialist
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The median Support Specialist salary in Bedford is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 April 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Specialist 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedford 1.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.34% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 - -
75th Percentile £33,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median annual salary £32,500 £28,750 £33,895
% change year-on-year +13.04% -15.18% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bedford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bedford. 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 Bedford with a recognized job title 149 56 149
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.71% 90.32% 98.68%
Number of salaries quoted 122 36 131
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,500 £24,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,788 £28,004
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +32.50% -28.89%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,813 £50,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £93,750 £61,250
Bedfordshire median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £48,039
% change year-on-year -5.00% +4.08% -17.88%

Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

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

Support Specialist job vacancy trend in Bedford

Support Specialist
Salary Trend in Bedford

Salary distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in Bedford.

Salary distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in Bedford

Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford

For the 6 months to 15 April 2026, Support Specialist 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 Bedford region featuring Support Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) Windows

Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft