Applications Support Job Trends in England

Application Support
UK > England

The median Application Support salary in England is £43,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 June 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 286 282 276
Rank change year-on-year -4 -6 +54
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support 536 431 894
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.65% 1.09% 0.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.69% 1.21% 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 455 373 700
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,050 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £44,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% -2.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £63,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £43,000 £44,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -2.27% -2.22% -10.00%

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 77,803 35,497 89,090
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 89.90% 94.59%
Number of salaries quoted 54,705 20,597 65,984
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,341
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.87% +9.52% -13.32%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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 England.

Applications Support job vacancy trend in England

Applications Support
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in England

Applications Support
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Support in England over the 6 months to 14 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Applications Support in England

Applications Support
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 Support within the England region over the 6 months to 14 June 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 +55 149 £44,000 +25.71% 22
London -44 126 £65,000 - 15
North of England +6 121 £42,500 +13.33% 11
Midlands +12 87 £42,500 +13.33% 12
Yorkshire -5 59 £45,000 +12.50% 2
East Midlands +15 53 £42,500 +32.81% 4
North West -8 53 £35,750 -4.67% 8
West Midlands -26 34 £42,500 - 8
East of England -62 34 £34,500 -4.83% 5
South West -36 19 £42,500 +37.10% 7
North East -37 9 £60,000 +80.74% 1
Applications Support
UK

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

For the 6 months to 14 June 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 England region featuring Applications Support in the job title.

1 168 (31.34%) SQL
2 152 (28.36%) Microsoft
3 131 (24.44%) Problem-Solving
4 102 (19.03%) Azure
4 102 (19.03%) ITIL
5 88 (16.42%) Continuous Improvement
6 85 (15.86%) Service Management
7 81 (15.11%) Windows
8 66 (12.31%) Incident Management
9 60 (11.19%) SQL Server
10 59 (11.01%) ITSM
11 57 (10.63%) Change Management
11 57 (10.63%) Microsoft 365
11 57 (10.63%) Power Platform
12 53 (9.89%) Degree
13 51 (9.51%) Customer Service
14 49 (9.14%) ERP
15 44 (8.21%) .NET
16 39 (7.28%) Power BI
17 38 (7.09%) Project Management
18 37 (6.90%) DevOps
19 36 (6.72%) SaaS
20 33 (6.16%) CRM
21 32 (5.97%) Active Directory
21 32 (5.97%) C#
21 32 (5.97%) JIRA
21 32 (5.97%) Power Automate
21 32 (5.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
22 31 (5.78%) Dynamics 365
22 31 (5.78%) Root Cause Analysis

Applications Support 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 23 (4.29%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.43%) IIS
3 10 (1.87%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.56%) Confluence
5 2 (0.37%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.19%) CMS
Applications
1 21 (3.92%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (2.24%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (2.61%) NEC Housing
2 9 (1.68%) Dynamics NAV
2 9 (1.68%) Elite 3E
3 8 (1.49%) Visualfiles
4 7 (1.31%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (1.31%) Endur
4 7 (1.31%) iTrent
5 6 (1.12%) NetSuite
6 5 (0.93%) Dynamics AX
6 5 (0.93%) Dynamics GP
7 4 (0.75%) Exchequer
7 4 (0.75%) Infor M3
7 4 (0.75%) JDE OneWorld
7 4 (0.75%) JDE World
7 4 (0.75%) Magento
7 4 (0.75%) Primavera
7 4 (0.75%) Shopify
8 2 (0.37%) Fidessa
9 1 (0.19%) Misys Equation
9 1 (0.19%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 102 (19.03%) Azure
2 57 (10.63%) Microsoft 365
2 57 (10.63%) Power Platform
3 36 (6.72%) SaaS
4 32 (5.97%) Power Automate
5 31 (5.78%) Dynamics 365
6 28 (5.22%) Entra ID
7 22 (4.10%) AWS
7 22 (4.10%) PowerApps
8 14 (2.61%) Azure DevOps
8 14 (2.61%) OneDrive
9 9 (1.68%) ClickUp
10 8 (1.49%) Azure Storage
10 8 (1.49%) PaaS
11 7 (1.31%) Azure Event Grid
11 7 (1.31%) Azure Functions
11 7 (1.31%) Azure Monitor
11 7 (1.31%) IaaS
11 7 (1.31%) Serverless
12 4 (0.75%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.31%) Firewall
2 6 (1.12%) WinSCP
3 5 (0.93%) DNS
3 5 (0.93%) VPN
4 4 (0.75%) MQTT
5 3 (0.56%) NAS
5 3 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.37%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.19%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (11.19%) SQL Server
2 39 (7.28%) Power BI
3 24 (4.48%) Relational Database
4 23 (4.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 21 (3.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 13 (2.43%) Azure SQL Database
7 11 (2.05%) Db2
8 9 (1.68%) Crystal Reports
9 8 (1.49%) MySQL
10 5 (0.93%) Electronic Patient Records
11 4 (0.75%) MongoDB
12 3 (0.56%) Oracle Database
12 3 (0.56%) PostgreSQL
13 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 32 (5.97%) JIRA
2 6 (1.12%) Git
3 4 (0.75%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
4 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 163 (30.41%) Social Skills
2 122 (22.76%) Finance
3 73 (13.62%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (7.65%) Legal
5 28 (5.22%) Banking
6 23 (4.29%) Law
6 23 (4.29%) Retail
7 21 (3.92%) Manufacturing
8 17 (3.17%) Public Sector
9 16 (2.99%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.68%) Advertising
10 9 (1.68%) Back Office
11 8 (1.49%) Financial Institution
11 8 (1.49%) Legal Technology
11 8 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.31%) Local Government
13 4 (0.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (0.75%) Japanese Language
14 3 (0.56%) Front Office
14 3 (0.56%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (8.21%) .NET
2 13 (2.43%) HTML
3 12 (2.24%) Middleware
4 10 (1.87%) CSS
5 7 (1.31%) Classic ASP
5 7 (1.31%) FIX Protocol
5 7 (1.31%) REST
5 7 (1.31%) WPF
6 5 (0.93%) JSON
7 4 (0.75%) Elastic Stack
7 4 (0.75%) SOAP
8 3 (0.56%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.56%) HTML5
8 3 (0.56%) jQuery
8 3 (0.56%) Kafka
8 3 (0.56%) XML
9 1 (0.19%) .NET Framework
9 1 (0.19%) EDI
9 1 (0.19%) JMS
Miscellaneous
1 29 (5.41%) Management Information System
2 16 (2.99%) Onboarding
3 11 (2.05%) Analytical Mindset
3 11 (2.05%) Legacy Applications
4 10 (1.87%) AS400
5 9 (1.68%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (1.49%) Housing Association
7 7 (1.31%) Driving Licence
7 7 (1.31%) PACS
8 6 (1.12%) Legacy Code
9 5 (0.93%) Linux Command Line
10 4 (0.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 4 (0.75%) Hedge funds
10 4 (0.75%) IoT
11 3 (0.56%) Greenfield Project
11 3 (0.56%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.56%) NHS
11 3 (0.56%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.56%) Video\Live Streaming
12 2 (0.37%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 81 (15.11%) Windows
2 30 (5.60%) Windows Server
3 29 (5.41%) Linux
4 8 (1.49%) Unix
5 5 (0.93%) Android
6 4 (0.75%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.75%) VMS
7 3 (0.56%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.37%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (24.44%) Problem-Solving
2 102 (19.03%) ITIL
3 88 (16.42%) Continuous Improvement
4 85 (15.86%) Service Management
5 66 (12.31%) Incident Management
6 59 (11.01%) ITSM
7 57 (10.63%) Change Management
8 51 (9.51%) Customer Service
9 49 (9.14%) ERP
10 38 (7.09%) Project Management
11 37 (6.90%) DevOps
12 33 (6.16%) CRM
13 32 (5.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 31 (5.78%) Root Cause Analysis
15 27 (5.04%) Business Continuity
15 27 (5.04%) Mentoring
15 27 (5.04%) Project Delivery
16 26 (4.85%) Business Intelligence
16 26 (4.85%) Computer Science
17 25 (4.66%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 168 (31.34%) SQL
2 32 (5.97%) C#
3 21 (3.92%) JavaScript
4 20 (3.73%) Python
5 19 (3.54%) PowerShell
6 18 (3.36%) PL/SQL
7 17 (3.17%) T-SQL
8 16 (2.99%) VB.NET
9 13 (2.43%) Java
10 11 (2.05%) RPG
11 10 (1.87%) COBOL
12 2 (0.37%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.37%) Tcl
12 2 (0.37%) VBA
12 2 (0.37%) VBScript
13 1 (0.19%) Bash
Qualifications
1 53 (9.89%) Degree
2 11 (2.05%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (1.31%) HNC
4 6 (1.12%) PMI Certification
4 6 (1.12%) PMP
5 5 (0.93%) AWS Certification
5 5 (0.93%) Azure Certification
5 5 (0.93%) ITIL Certification
5 5 (0.93%) Security Cleared
6 3 (0.56%) DV Cleared
6 3 (0.56%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 3 (0.56%) SC Cleared
7 2 (0.37%) DBS Check
7 2 (0.37%) HND
8 1 (0.19%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.19%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.10%) SLA
2 9 (1.68%) QA
3 7 (1.31%) Data Quality
3 7 (1.31%) GDPR
4 6 (1.12%) DICOM
4 6 (1.12%) PMO
5 5 (0.93%) GRC
6 3 (0.56%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 32 (5.97%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.56%) Docker
Systems Management
1 10 (1.87%) Kibana
2 9 (1.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.68%) SCCM
3 7 (1.31%) Grafana
3 7 (1.31%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.12%) Terraform
Vendors
1 152 (28.36%) Microsoft
2 31 (5.78%) ServiceNow
3 26 (4.85%) iManage
4 17 (3.17%) Oracle
5 12 (2.24%) IBM
5 12 (2.24%) IFS
6 10 (1.87%) Intapp
7 9 (1.68%) Aderant
7 9 (1.68%) Northgate
8 8 (1.49%) Palo Alto
8 8 (1.49%) Qualys
9 7 (1.31%) MuleSoft
9 7 (1.31%) SAP
10 6 (1.12%) Epicor
11 5 (0.93%) NEC
11 5 (0.93%) Sage
12 4 (0.75%) ConnectWise
12 4 (0.75%) Infor
12 4 (0.75%) JD Edwards
12 4 (0.75%) WooCommerce