Applications Specialist Job Trends in England

Application Specialist
UK > England

The median Application Specialist salary in England is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 545 582 623
Rank change year-on-year +37 +41 +207
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Specialist 57 80 60
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.11% 0.17% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.18% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 35 48 47
10th Percentile £38,500 £36,175 £35,579
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,375 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% -14.69%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £82,725 £66,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £44,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +17.98% -16.04%

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 48,271 44,715 46,672
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.92% 92.72% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,563 23,396 36,518
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,419
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%

Applications Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Applications Specialist job vacancy trend in England

Applications Specialist
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Applications Specialist job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Specialist job vacancies in England

Applications Specialist
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Specialist in England over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Applications Specialist in England

Applications Specialist
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 15 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
South East +25 13 £50,000 +5.26% 5
London +45 12 £80,000 +48.84% 1
Midlands +28 12 £39,000 -11.86% 2
West Midlands +27 12 £39,000 -11.86% 2
North of England +18 11 £42,000 -35.88% 1
South West +3 8 £50,000 -41.18%
Yorkshire -8 8 £42,000 -44.74%
North West +25 3 £82,500 +65.00% 1
East of England +10 1 - -
Applications Specialist
UK

Applications Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, Applications 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 England region featuring Applications Specialist in the job title.

1 24 (42.11%) SQL
2 22 (38.60%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (28.07%) Microsoft
4 13 (22.81%) Continuous Improvement
4 13 (22.81%) JavaScript
4 13 (22.81%) SQL Server
5 11 (19.30%) Azure
5 11 (19.30%) Oracle
5 11 (19.30%) PHP
6 9 (15.79%) Python
6 9 (15.79%) SaaS
7 8 (14.04%) CRM
8 7 (12.28%) .NET
8 7 (12.28%) C#
8 7 (12.28%) Change Management
8 7 (12.28%) Customer Experience
8 7 (12.28%) HTML
8 7 (12.28%) Linux
8 7 (12.28%) Microsoft Excel
8 7 (12.28%) MySQL
8 7 (12.28%) Power BI
8 7 (12.28%) Power Platform
9 6 (10.53%) Apache
9 6 (10.53%) Concur
9 6 (10.53%) IIS
9 6 (10.53%) Intacct
9 6 (10.53%) LAMP
9 6 (10.53%) Project Management
9 6 (10.53%) Sage
9 6 (10.53%) Salesforce

Applications Specialist 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 6 (10.53%) Apache
1 6 (10.53%) IIS
Applications
1 7 (12.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (7.02%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (5.26%) CATIA
3 3 (5.26%) Siemens NX
3 3 (5.26%) SOLIDWORKS
3 3 (5.26%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 5 (8.77%) JDE EnterpriseOne
2 3 (5.26%) Oracle Assets
2 3 (5.26%) Oracle Payables
2 3 (5.26%) Oracle Receivables
2 3 (5.26%) Teamcenter
3 1 (1.75%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 11 (19.30%) Azure
2 9 (15.79%) SaaS
3 7 (12.28%) Power Platform
4 6 (10.53%) Intacct
5 5 (8.77%) AWS
5 5 (8.77%) Entra ID
5 5 (8.77%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (8.77%) Power Automate
5 5 (8.77%) Workato
6 3 (5.26%) Azure Monitor
7 2 (3.51%) Boomi
7 2 (3.51%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.75%) FTP
1 1 (1.75%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (22.81%) SQL Server
2 7 (12.28%) MySQL
2 7 (12.28%) Power BI
3 3 (5.26%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (3.51%) Qlik Sense
5 1 (1.75%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (1.75%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (3.51%) JIRA
1 2 (3.51%) Subversion
1 2 (3.51%) Team Foundation Server
1 2 (3.51%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 20 (35.09%) Social Skills
2 13 (22.81%) Finance
3 8 (14.04%) Manufacturing
4 5 (8.77%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (8.77%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (3.51%) Aerospace
5 2 (3.51%) Billing
5 2 (3.51%) Law
5 2 (3.51%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (12.28%) .NET
1 7 (12.28%) HTML
2 6 (10.53%) LAMP
3 5 (8.77%) CSS
3 5 (8.77%) Microsoft Graph
4 4 (7.02%) EDI
4 4 (7.02%) Middleware
5 2 (3.51%) ASP.NET
5 2 (3.51%) REST
5 2 (3.51%) SOAP
5 2 (3.51%) XML
5 2 (3.51%) XSLT
6 1 (1.75%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (1.75%) Node.js
6 1 (1.75%) React
6 1 (1.75%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 7 (12.28%) Linux Command Line
1 7 (12.28%) Product Ownership
2 3 (5.26%) FMCG
2 3 (5.26%) PACS
2 3 (5.26%) PropTech
2 3 (5.26%) Video\Live Streaming
3 2 (3.51%) Legacy Applications
4 1 (1.75%) Algorithms
4 1 (1.75%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 7 (12.28%) Linux
2 4 (7.02%) Windows
2 4 (7.02%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (38.60%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (22.81%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (14.04%) CRM
4 7 (12.28%) Change Management
4 7 (12.28%) Customer Experience
5 6 (10.53%) Project Management
5 6 (10.53%) Software Engineering
6 5 (8.77%) Analytics
6 5 (8.77%) Data Analysis
6 5 (8.77%) Project Delivery
6 5 (8.77%) Robotic Process Automation
6 5 (8.77%) SDLC
6 5 (8.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 5 (8.77%) Validation
6 5 (8.77%) Web Development
7 4 (7.02%) Business Intelligence
7 4 (7.02%) Fintech
7 4 (7.02%) Regulatory Compliance
8 3 (5.26%) Coaching
8 3 (5.26%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 24 (42.11%) SQL
2 13 (22.81%) JavaScript
3 11 (19.30%) PHP
4 9 (15.79%) Python
5 7 (12.28%) C#
6 5 (8.77%) Java
7 4 (7.02%) Bash
7 4 (7.02%) PowerShell
8 3 (5.26%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (1.75%) Go
9 1 (1.75%) T-SQL
9 1 (1.75%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (1.75%) ACCA
1 1 (1.75%) CIMA
1 1 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (1.75%) Degree
1 1 (1.75%) DV Cleared
1 1 (1.75%) SC Cleared
1 1 (1.75%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.75%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.75%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (3.51%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (1.75%) Docker Swarm
Vendors
1 16 (28.07%) Microsoft
2 11 (19.30%) Oracle
3 6 (10.53%) Concur
3 6 (10.53%) Sage
3 6 (10.53%) Salesforce
4 5 (8.77%) JD Edwards
5 2 (3.51%) Dell
5 2 (3.51%) Duck Creek
5 2 (3.51%) Google
5 2 (3.51%) IBM
5 2 (3.51%) iManage
5 2 (3.51%) Intapp
6 1 (1.75%) Aderant
6 1 (1.75%) IFS
6 1 (1.75%) Red Hat
6 1 (1.75%) SYSPRO