Support Officer Job Trends in Colchester

Support Officer
Essex > Colchester

The median Support Officer salary in Colchester is £31,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 October 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Officer 13 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Colchester 5.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.53% - -
Number of salaries quoted 13 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £30,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Colchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Colchester. 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 Colchester with a recognized job title 235 42 98
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.31% 95.45% 98.99%
Number of salaries quoted 156 31 49
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £21,850
25th Percentile £30,750 £37,500 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £41,000 £40,681
Median % change year-on-year +0.61% +0.78% -32.20%
75th Percentile £55,938 £60,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £100,000
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - -10.00% +2.46%

Support Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Support Officer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Colchester.

Support Officer job vacancy trend in Colchester

Support Officer
Salary Trend in Colchester

Salary distribution trend for Support Officer job vacancies in Colchester.

Salary distribution trend for Support Officer job vacancies in Colchester

Support Officer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester

For the 6 months to 1 October 2026, Support Officer 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 Colchester region featuring Support Officer in the job title.

1 7 (53.85%) Logistics
1 7 (53.85%) Problem-Solving
1 7 (53.85%) Project Delivery

Support Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Logistics
1 7 (53.85%) Problem-Solving
1 7 (53.85%) Project Delivery