Support Specialist Job Trends in the City of London

Support Specialist
Central London > City of London

The median Support Specialist salary in the City of London is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 March 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 125 153
Rank change year-on-year -9 +28 +78
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Specialist 17 30 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.57% 1.28% 0.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.60% 1.40% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 17 24 14
10th Percentile £38,750 £41,250 -
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +2.56% +20.37%
75th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £48,500 £56,875 £70,925
Central London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% +18.75%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 2,837 2,137 2,994
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 91.29% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 2,054 1,489 2,616
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £41,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £54,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% - -
75th Percentile £97,500 £96,250 £97,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £117,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £77,500 £74,000 £73,000
% change year-on-year +4.73% +1.37% -2.67%

Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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 the City of London.

Support Specialist job vacancy trend in the City of London

Support Specialist
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in the City of London

Support Specialist
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Specialist in the City of London over the 6 months to 8 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Support Specialist in the City of London

Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 8 March 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 City of London region featuring Support Specialist in the job title.

1 14 (82.35%) Microsoft
1 14 (82.35%) Microsoft Office
1 14 (82.35%) Windows
2 12 (70.59%) A+ Certification
2 12 (70.59%) Data Management
2 12 (70.59%) Degree
2 12 (70.59%) Document Management
2 12 (70.59%) ITIL
2 12 (70.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (70.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (11.76%) Aderant
3 2 (11.76%) Citrix
3 2 (11.76%) Customer Service
3 2 (11.76%) HP
3 2 (11.76%) iManage
3 2 (11.76%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (5.88%) Fintech

Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (82.35%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (70.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (70.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft 365
General
1 16 (94.12%) Law
2 14 (82.35%) Social Skills
3 12 (70.59%) Legal
3 12 (70.59%) Telecoms
4 1 (5.88%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 12 (70.59%) Video Conferencing
2 2 (11.76%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 14 (82.35%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (70.59%) Data Management
1 12 (70.59%) Document Management
1 12 (70.59%) ITIL
2 2 (11.76%) Customer Service
3 1 (5.88%) Fintech
Qualifications
1 12 (70.59%) A+ Certification
1 12 (70.59%) Degree
Vendors
1 14 (82.35%) Microsoft
2 2 (11.76%) Aderant
2 2 (11.76%) Citrix
2 2 (11.76%) HP
2 2 (11.76%) iManage