Applications Support Job Trends in the East Midlands

Application Support
England > East Midlands

The median Application Support salary in the East Midlands is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 March 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 91 121
Rank change year-on-year -29 +30 +20
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support 32 23 42
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.95% 1.43% 1.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.02% 1.50% 1.27%
Number of salaries quoted 31 23 37
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,950 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,750 £29,750 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% +8.33% -14.29%
75th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £37,500
90th Percentile £54,000 £46,200 £43,750
England median annual salary £42,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -11.58% - +3.26%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 East Midlands with a recognized job title 3,137 1,534 3,313
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.39% 95.28% 94.23%
Number of salaries quoted 2,018 886 2,647
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,474 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £56,250
90th Percentile £76,380 £71,250 £67,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.84%

Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Applications Support job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Applications Support
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in the East Midlands

Applications Support
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Support in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 15 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Applications Support in the East Midlands

Applications Support
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 March 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
Leicestershire +6 23 £40,000 +26.98% 6
Nottinghamshire -6 4 £29,000 -27.50%
Northamptonshire - 3 £60,000 - 1
Lincolnshire -23 1 - -
Derbyshire -28 1 £54,000 +27.06%
Applications Support
England

Applications Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 15 March 2026, Applications Support 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 East Midlands region featuring Applications Support in the job title.

1 18 (56.25%) Microsoft
2 10 (31.25%) ERP
3 9 (28.13%) Active Directory
3 9 (28.13%) SQL Server
3 9 (28.13%) Windows
3 9 (28.13%) Windows Server
4 8 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (25.00%) Sage
5 6 (18.75%) Customer Service
6 5 (15.63%) Azure
6 5 (15.63%) Collaborative Culture
6 5 (15.63%) Entra ID
6 5 (15.63%) IaaS
6 5 (15.63%) Intacct
6 5 (15.63%) PaaS
6 5 (15.63%) Sage 200
6 5 (15.63%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (12.50%) Android
7 4 (12.50%) Apple iOS
7 4 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (12.50%) Multi-Factor Authentication
7 4 (12.50%) SCCM
7 4 (12.50%) Speech Recognition
7 4 (12.50%) TCP/IP
7 4 (12.50%) VPN
8 3 (9.38%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (9.38%) Exchequer
8 3 (9.38%) Primavera
9 2 (6.25%) Change Control
9 2 (6.25%) SaaS

Applications Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Business Applications
1 5 (15.63%) Sage 200
2 3 (9.38%) Exchequer
2 3 (9.38%) Primavera
3 1 (3.13%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 5 (15.63%) Azure
1 5 (15.63%) Entra ID
1 5 (15.63%) IaaS
1 5 (15.63%) Intacct
1 5 (15.63%) PaaS
2 4 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (6.25%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.50%) TCP/IP
1 4 (12.50%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (28.13%) SQL Server
General
1 6 (18.75%) Social Skills
2 5 (15.63%) Manufacturing
3 3 (9.38%) Public Sector
4 1 (3.13%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.13%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.50%) Driving Licence
1 4 (12.50%) Enterprise Software
1 4 (12.50%) NHS
1 4 (12.50%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 9 (28.13%) Windows
1 9 (28.13%) Windows Server
2 4 (12.50%) Android
2 4 (12.50%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (31.25%) ERP
2 8 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (18.75%) Customer Service
4 5 (15.63%) Collaborative Culture
5 4 (12.50%) Multi-Factor Authentication
5 4 (12.50%) Speech Recognition
6 3 (9.38%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (6.25%) Change Control
7 2 (6.25%) Security Patching
7 2 (6.25%) Service Management
8 1 (3.13%) Agile
8 1 (3.13%) Agile Project Management
8 1 (3.13%) Chemistry
8 1 (3.13%) Cybersecurity
8 1 (3.13%) DevOps
8 1 (3.13%) ITIL
8 1 (3.13%) Mentoring
8 1 (3.13%) Project Management
8 1 (3.13%) Software Testing
8 1 (3.13%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.13%) PowerShell
1 1 (3.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (3.13%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.13%) GDPR
1 1 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (3.13%) QA
1 1 (3.13%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (28.13%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (15.63%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (12.50%) SCCM
Vendors
1 18 (56.25%) Microsoft
2 8 (25.00%) Sage
3 2 (6.25%) ServiceNow
4 1 (3.13%) MuleSoft
4 1 (3.13%) NEC
4 1 (3.13%) Salesforce