Applications Support Specialist Job Trends in Dorset

Application Support Specialist
South West > Dorset

The median Application Support Specialist salary in Dorset 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 51 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support Specialist 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.46% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% - -
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 - - -
South West median annual salary £42,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 620 259 1,182
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.08% 97.37% 94.94%
Number of salaries quoted 327 149 702
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,750 £27,095
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -20.00% +4.71%
75th Percentile £65,000 £55,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £63,820 £65,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £51,058 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.07% +2.12% -4.76%

Applications Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Applications Support Specialist job vacancy trend in Dorset

Applications Support Specialist
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support Specialist job vacancies in Dorset.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support Specialist job vacancies in Dorset

Applications Support Specialist
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support Specialist within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
Bournemouth - 3 £42,500 - 1
Applications Support Specialist
South West

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

For the 6 months to 31 May 2026, Applications 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 Dorset region featuring Applications Support 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 Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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