Support Specialist Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Support Specialist
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median Support Specialist salary in Cambridgeshire is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 81 -
Rank change year-on-year +34 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Specialist 17 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 1.94% 0.11% -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.17% 0.12% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £32,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £30,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% - -
75th Percentile £37,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £37,500 £30,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -40.00% +14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 785 801 652
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.61% 91.54% 93.81%
Number of salaries quoted 549 387 451
10th Percentile £28,200 £30,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £72,750 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £88,750
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,250
% change year-on-year -4.76% +0.48% -3.91%

Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

Support Specialist job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Support Specialist
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.

Salary distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

Support Specialist
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Specialist within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 14 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
Cambridge +19 13 £35,000 +16.67%
Peterborough - 4 - -
Support Specialist
East of England

Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire

For the 6 months to 14 January 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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Support Specialist in the job title.

1 12 (70.59%) AI
1 12 (70.59%) Chatbot
1 12 (70.59%) Conversational UI
1 12 (70.59%) Degree
1 12 (70.59%) PayPal
2 5 (29.41%) Customer Service
2 5 (29.41%) Microsoft
2 5 (29.41%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (29.41%) Problem-Solving

Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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 12 (70.59%) Chatbot
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (70.59%) AI
1 12 (70.59%) Conversational UI
2 5 (29.41%) Customer Service
2 5 (29.41%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 12 (70.59%) Degree
2 5 (29.41%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 12 (70.59%) PayPal
2 5 (29.41%) Microsoft