Applications Support Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Application Support
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Application Support salary in Buckinghamshire is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 88 84
Rank change year-on-year +51 -4 +32
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support 52 14 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Buckinghamshire 3.91% 1.44% 1.07%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.30% 1.56% 1.11%
Number of salaries quoted 51 12 12
10th Percentile £32,500 - £22,158
25th Percentile £33,250 £31,250 £38,709
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -4.76% -11.58%
75th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £48,750 £51,500 £51,125
South East median annual salary £41,250 £32,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +26.92% -23.53% +13.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 1,210 897 1,083
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.98% 92.38% 96.18%
Number of salaries quoted 768 391 641
10th Percentile £31,000 £31,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £64,375
90th Percentile £75,000 £90,000 £77,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £56,509 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.52% +7.64% -4.55%

Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Applications Support job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Applications Support
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

Applications Support
Salary Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Support in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Applications Support in Buckinghamshire

Applications Support
Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 12 January 2026. 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
Gerrards Cross - 8 £35,000 -
Milton Keynes -11 7 £45,000 +12.50% 2
Bletchley +9 4 £36,250 -27.50%
High Wycombe - 1 £45,000 -
Applications Support
South East

Applications Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 12 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Applications Support in the job title.

1 19 (36.54%) SQL
2 16 (30.77%) Windows
3 15 (28.85%) Degree
3 15 (28.85%) JIRA
4 13 (25.00%) Customer-Centricity
5 10 (19.23%) ERP
6 7 (13.46%) Customer Experience
6 7 (13.46%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (13.46%) SaaS
7 5 (9.62%) Mentoring
7 5 (9.62%) Project Management
7 5 (9.62%) SDLC
7 5 (9.62%) Supplier Management
7 5 (9.62%) Workflow
8 3 (5.77%) QA
9 2 (3.85%) ITIL
10 1 (1.92%) A+ Certification
10 1 (1.92%) Browser DevTools
10 1 (1.92%) Computer Science
10 1 (1.92%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (1.92%) Configuration Management
10 1 (1.92%) Content Management
10 1 (1.92%) Continuous Improvement
10 1 (1.92%) Control-M
10 1 (1.92%) CRM
10 1 (1.92%) Data Analysis
10 1 (1.92%) Data Validation
10 1 (1.92%) Due Diligence
10 1 (1.92%) Dynatrace
10 1 (1.92%) High Availability

Applications Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.92%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 7 (13.46%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.92%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.92%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 15 (28.85%) JIRA
2 1 (1.92%) Browser DevTools
General
1 16 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (11.54%) Social Skills
3 5 (9.62%) Finance
4 2 (3.85%) Health Technology
5 1 (1.92%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.92%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 9 (17.31%) Enterprise Software
2 7 (13.46%) Educational Technology
3 3 (5.77%) PropTech
4 1 (1.92%) Linux Command Line
4 1 (1.92%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.92%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 16 (30.77%) Windows
2 1 (1.92%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (25.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 10 (19.23%) ERP
3 7 (13.46%) Customer Experience
3 7 (13.46%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (9.62%) Mentoring
4 5 (9.62%) Project Management
4 5 (9.62%) SDLC
4 5 (9.62%) Supplier Management
4 5 (9.62%) Workflow
5 2 (3.85%) ITIL
6 1 (1.92%) Computer Science
6 1 (1.92%) Configuration Management
6 1 (1.92%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (1.92%) CRM
6 1 (1.92%) Data Validation
6 1 (1.92%) High Availability
6 1 (1.92%) ITSM
6 1 (1.92%) Problem Management
6 1 (1.92%) Release Management
6 1 (1.92%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 19 (36.54%) SQL
2 1 (1.92%) Java
2 1 (1.92%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.92%) Python
Qualifications
1 15 (28.85%) Degree
2 1 (1.92%) A+ Certification
2 1 (1.92%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.77%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (1.92%) Control-M
1 1 (1.92%) Kibana
Vendors
1 1 (1.92%) Dynatrace
1 1 (1.92%) SAP
1 1 (1.92%) SolarWinds
1 1 (1.92%) Workday