IT Support Specialist Job Trends in Birmingham

IT Support Specialist
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median IT Support Specialist salary in Birmingham is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 96 120 -
Rank change year-on-year +24 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Specialist 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.083% 0.087% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.087% 0.091% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £41,750 -
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% - -
West Midlands median annual salary £29,500 £32,500 -
% change year-on-year -9.23% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 1,150 2,201 1,328
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.67% 95.86% 94.18%
Number of salaries quoted 819 1,351 1,115
10th Percentile £30,400 £32,500 £31,412
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £41,524
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.35%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £84,964 £81,250
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000

IT Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Support Specialist in Birmingham

IT Support Specialist
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Specialist job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Specialist job vacancies in Birmingham

IT Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 1 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 17 September 2025, IT 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 across the Birmingham region featuring IT Support Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving

IT Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving