Application Support Team Leader Job Trends in England

Application Support Team Leader
UK > England

The median Application Support Team Leader salary in England is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 604 661 672
Rank change year-on-year +57 +11 +261
Permanent jobs requiring an Application Support Team Leader 13 18 8
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.025% 0.037% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% 0.040% 0.017%
Number of salaries quoted 13 10 5
10th Percentile £51,356 £45,750 -
25th Percentile £54,000 £47,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,250 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +17.19% -43.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £78,438 £77,500
90th Percentile - £80,125 -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £48,750 £54,000
% change year-on-year +23.08% -9.72% -36.47%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 48,032 44,628 46,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.71% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,380 23,318 36,700
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Application Support Team Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Application Support Team Leader' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Application Support Team Leader job vacancy trend in England

Application Support Team Leader
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Application Support Team Leader job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Application Support Team Leader job vacancies in England

Application Support Team Leader
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Application Support Team Leader within the England region over the 6 months to 14 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
London +48 5 £60,000 -22.58%
South East - 4 £60,000 - 1
South West +11 2 £51,356 +8.12%
Midlands +22 1 £54,000 -13.60%
North of England +6 1 £50,000 +6.38%
Yorkshire - 1 £50,000 -
East Midlands - 1 £54,000 -
Application Support Team Leader
UK

Application Support Team Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Application Support Team Leader 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 England region featuring Application Support Team Leader in the job title.

1 8 (61.54%) Continuous Improvement
1 8 (61.54%) Mentoring
2 6 (46.15%) SQL
3 5 (38.46%) Linux
4 4 (30.77%) ITIL
4 4 (30.77%) SaaS
5 3 (23.08%) Project Management
6 2 (15.38%) Change Management
6 2 (15.38%) Customer Engagement
6 2 (15.38%) DevOps
6 2 (15.38%) Liquidlogic
6 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
6 2 (15.38%) PowerShell
6 2 (15.38%) Risk Management
6 2 (15.38%) Risk Register
6 2 (15.38%) Roadmaps
6 2 (15.38%) Service Delivery
6 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (15.38%) Translating Business Requirements
7 1 (7.69%) Agile
7 1 (7.69%) Agile Project Management
7 1 (7.69%) Azure
7 1 (7.69%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (7.69%) Cost Optimisation
7 1 (7.69%) Customer Service
7 1 (7.69%) GDPR
7 1 (7.69%) IIS
7 1 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (7.69%) MCITP

Application Support Team Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.69%) IIS
Business Applications
1 1 (7.69%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 4 (30.77%) SaaS
2 1 (7.69%) Azure
2 1 (7.69%) Azure DevOps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (15.38%) Influencing Skills
1 2 (15.38%) Local Government
2 1 (7.69%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 5 (38.46%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Continuous Improvement
1 8 (61.54%) Mentoring
2 4 (30.77%) ITIL
3 3 (23.08%) Project Management
4 2 (15.38%) Change Management
4 2 (15.38%) Customer Engagement
4 2 (15.38%) DevOps
4 2 (15.38%) Risk Management
4 2 (15.38%) Risk Register
4 2 (15.38%) Roadmaps
4 2 (15.38%) Service Delivery
4 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (15.38%) Translating Business Requirements
5 1 (7.69%) Agile Project Management
5 1 (7.69%) Cost Optimisation
5 1 (7.69%) Customer Service
5 1 (7.69%) Preventative Maintenance
5 1 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (7.69%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 6 (46.15%) SQL
2 2 (15.38%) PowerShell
3 1 (7.69%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (7.69%) MCITP
1 1 (7.69%) MCSE
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) GDPR
1 1 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (7.69%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Liquidlogic
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) MuleSoft
2 1 (7.69%) NEC
2 1 (7.69%) Salesforce