Support Specialist Job Trends in the East Midlands

Support Specialist
England > East Midlands

The median Support Specialist salary in the East Midlands is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 124 118
Rank change year-on-year -13 -6 +40
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Specialist 6 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.24% 0.13% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.14% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,250 - £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £28,703 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.23% +4.37% -47.62%
75th Percentile £33,750 - £28,750
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £36,000 £35,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.86% -30.00% +14.94%

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 2,330 2,194 1,576
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.46% 95.98% 95.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1,553 976 1,253
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,250 £37,500 £35,204
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -2.91%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%

Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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 East Midlands.

Support Specialist job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Support Specialist
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

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

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

Support Specialist
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 Support Specialist within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 January 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 - 4 £32,500 -
Derbyshire -14 2 - -
Support Specialist
England

Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 2 January 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 East Midlands region featuring Support Specialist in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) AI
1 4 (66.67%) Chatbot
1 4 (66.67%) Conversational UI
1 4 (66.67%) Degree
1 4 (66.67%) PayPal
2 2 (33.33%) A+ Certification
2 2 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 2 (33.33%) Azure
2 2 (33.33%) Azure Certification
2 2 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 2 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 2 (33.33%) Inventory Management
2 2 (33.33%) ITIL
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (33.33%) Network+ Certification
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (33.33%) Windows

Support Specialist 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:

Applications
1 4 (66.67%) Chatbot
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Azure
General
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) AI
1 4 (66.67%) Conversational UI
2 2 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 2 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 2 (33.33%) Inventory Management
2 2 (33.33%) ITIL
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) A+ Certification
2 2 (33.33%) Azure Certification
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (33.33%) Network+ Certification
System Software
1 2 (33.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) PayPal
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft