Support Consultant Job Trends in Dorset

Support Consultant
South West > Dorset

The median Support Consultant salary in Dorset is £48,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 February 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Consultant 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £46,625 - -
25th Percentile £47,188 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 - -
75th Percentile £49,688 - -
90th Percentile £49,875 - -
South West median annual salary £47,500 - £26,000
% change year-on-year - - -30.67%

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 482 321 554
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.70% 96.98% 96.35%
Number of salaries quoted 325 171 448
10th Percentile £27,707 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £37,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £63,750 £71,250
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -

Support Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Support Consultant job vacancy trend in Dorset

Support Consultant
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for Support Consultant job vacancies in Dorset.

Salary distribution trend for Support Consultant job vacancies in Dorset

Support Consultant
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Consultant within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 4 February 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 - 2 £48,750 - 1
Support Consultant
South West

Support Consultant Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 4 February 2026, Support Consultant 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 Support Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Bash
1 1 (50.00%) CentOS
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (50.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Red Hat
1 1 (50.00%) SQL Server

Support Consultant 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) CentOS
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Bash
1 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Red Hat