Applications Specialist Job Trends in Bournemouth

Application Specialist
Dorset > Bournemouth

The median Application Specialist salary in Bournemouth is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2026.

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

6 months to
31 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Specialist 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bournemouth 1.01% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.07% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - -
75th Percentile £43,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Dorset median annual salary £42,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bournemouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bournemouth. 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 Bournemouth with a recognized job title 280 60 630
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.59% 98.36% 93.61%
Number of salaries quoted 145 38 327
10th Percentile £28,800 - £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £30,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £39,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.58% -28.18% +10.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £58,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,625 £75,000
Dorset median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -20.00% +4.71%

Applications Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Bournemouth

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

Applications Specialist job vacancy trend in Bournemouth

Applications Specialist
Salary Trend in Bournemouth

Salary distribution trend for Applications Specialist job vacancies in Bournemouth.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Specialist job vacancies in Bournemouth

Applications Specialist Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bournemouth

For the 6 months to 31 May 2026, Applications 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 Bournemouth region featuring Applications Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 3 (100.00%) API Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Bug Management
1 3 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 3 (100.00%) DevOps
1 3 (100.00%) Lean Thinking
1 3 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (100.00%) Power BI
1 3 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) QA
1 3 (100.00%) Scrum
1 3 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 3 (100.00%) Time Management
1 3 (100.00%) User Experience
1 3 (100.00%) Workflow
1 3 (100.00%) Workflow Analysis

Applications Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bournemouth 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:

Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 3 (100.00%) API Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Bug Management
1 3 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 3 (100.00%) Lean Thinking
1 3 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Scrum
1 3 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 3 (100.00%) Time Management
1 3 (100.00%) Workflow
1 3 (100.00%) Workflow Analysis
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft