Support Analyst Job Trends in England

Support Analyst
UK > England

The median Support Analyst salary in England is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 April 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 151 148 178
Rank change year-on-year -3 +30 +77
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Analyst 1,080 804 1,333
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.38% 2.15% 1.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.49% 2.41% 1.70%
Number of salaries quoted 842 663 1,106
10th Percentile £26,500 £24,500 £24,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% +4.48%
75th Percentile £43,000 £50,000 £47,500
90th Percentile £50,000 £67,500 £57,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,750
% change year-on-year -6.67% +4.90% +6.72%

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 72,689 33,363 78,271
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.75% 89.26% 94.45%
Number of salaries quoted 47,571 21,428 59,865
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.74%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £72,433
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +13.21% -11.67%

Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Support Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Support Analyst
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in England

Support Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Analyst in England over the 6 months to 24 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Support Analyst in England

Support Analyst
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 24 April 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 +63 300 £33,000 -5.71% 35
London -37 241 £42,500 -15.00% 20
Midlands +17 186 £35,000 +20.69% 17
North of England -46 158 £35,000 +20.69% 18
West Midlands +34 120 £35,000 +16.67% 9
South West -9 117 £32,500 +4.84% 13
Yorkshire -47 86 £30,000 +5.26% 6
East of England -27 77 £30,000 -7.69% 13
North West -15 70 £35,000 +5.66% 9
East Midlands -30 66 £33,500 +28.85% 8
North East -48 2 £43,500 +74.00% 3
Support Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 24 April 2026, Support Analyst 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 Support Analyst in the job title.

1 354 (32.78%) Microsoft
2 327 (30.28%) Windows
3 285 (26.39%) Microsoft 365
4 278 (25.74%) Problem-Solving
5 233 (21.57%) SQL
6 217 (20.09%) Active Directory
7 197 (18.24%) ITIL
8 170 (15.74%) Azure
9 166 (15.37%) Customer Service
10 147 (13.61%) ERP
11 132 (12.22%) Continuous Improvement
12 122 (11.30%) ITSM
12 122 (11.30%) Microsoft Office
13 116 (10.74%) Degree
14 96 (8.89%) Entra ID
15 87 (8.06%) Windows 10
16 83 (7.69%) Power Platform
17 81 (7.50%) Windows Server
18 80 (7.41%) Change Management
19 79 (7.31%) Microsoft Excel
20 78 (7.22%) Microsoft Exchange
20 78 (7.22%) SQL Server
21 76 (7.04%) SharePoint
22 75 (6.94%) Process Improvement
23 73 (6.76%) Business Intelligence
24 72 (6.67%) Service Management
25 68 (6.30%) Microsoft Intune
26 66 (6.11%) JIRA
27 62 (5.74%) Power BI
28 60 (5.56%) SLA

Support Analyst 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 78 (7.22%) Microsoft Exchange
2 76 (7.04%) SharePoint
3 15 (1.39%) IIS
4 12 (1.11%) Confluence
5 11 (1.02%) Skype for Business
6 5 (0.46%) CMS
7 2 (0.19%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.093%) Appian
8 1 (0.093%) Moodle
8 1 (0.093%) Umbraco
Applications
1 122 (11.30%) Microsoft Office
2 79 (7.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 29 (2.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.28%) Photoshop
4 3 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.093%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 25 (2.31%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.39%) NEC Housing
3 13 (1.20%) Dynamics AX
3 13 (1.20%) Endur
4 12 (1.11%) NetSuite
5 10 (0.93%) Visualfiles
6 9 (0.83%) Magento
6 9 (0.83%) Shopify
7 8 (0.74%) Dynamics NAV
7 8 (0.74%) Elite 3E
7 8 (0.74%) Unit4 Business World
8 6 (0.56%) SAP HR
8 6 (0.56%) SAP Payroll
8 6 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
9 4 (0.37%) Dynamics GP
9 4 (0.37%) Exchequer
9 4 (0.37%) Fidessa
9 4 (0.37%) Primavera
9 4 (0.37%) SAP Business One
10 3 (0.28%) JDE World
Cloud Services
1 285 (26.39%) Microsoft 365
2 170 (15.74%) Azure
3 96 (8.89%) Entra ID
4 83 (7.69%) Power Platform
5 42 (3.89%) Dynamics 365
5 42 (3.89%) SaaS
6 40 (3.70%) OneDrive
7 25 (2.31%) AWS
7 25 (2.31%) Power Automate
8 19 (1.76%) Google Workspace
9 13 (1.20%) PowerApps
10 12 (1.11%) dbt
10 12 (1.11%) PaaS
11 11 (1.02%) IaaS
12 9 (0.83%) ClickUp
13 8 (0.74%) Azure DevOps
13 8 (0.74%) Boomi
13 8 (0.74%) iPaaS
13 8 (0.74%) Workato
14 5 (0.46%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 59 (5.46%) DNS
2 55 (5.09%) DHCP
3 44 (4.07%) VPN
4 38 (3.52%) Firewall
5 32 (2.96%) TCP/IP
6 23 (2.13%) WAN
7 19 (1.76%) Wi-Fi
8 16 (1.48%) VoIP
9 15 (1.39%) LAN
9 15 (1.39%) VLAN
10 14 (1.30%) Unified Communications
11 13 (1.20%) Broadband
11 13 (1.20%) Wireless
12 12 (1.11%) WebEx
12 12 (1.11%) WinSCP
13 11 (1.02%) Remote Desktop
13 11 (1.02%) Skype
14 9 (0.83%) 4G
15 7 (0.65%) Network Security
15 7 (0.65%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (7.22%) SQL Server
2 62 (5.74%) Power BI
3 28 (2.59%) Relational Database
4 16 (1.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 15 (1.39%) Metabase
6 14 (1.30%) Crystal Reports
7 13 (1.20%) Oracle Reports
8 12 (1.11%) Data Warehouse
8 12 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 8 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
10 7 (0.65%) BusinessObjects
10 7 (0.65%) Power Query
11 4 (0.37%) DB2
11 4 (0.37%) MySQL
12 3 (0.28%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 66 (6.11%) JIRA
2 15 (1.39%) Visual Studio
3 12 (1.11%) Git
4 4 (0.37%) LabVIEW
5 2 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.093%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.093%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 350 (32.41%) Social Skills
2 177 (16.39%) Finance
3 157 (14.54%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (6.67%) Manufacturing
5 71 (6.57%) Legal
6 70 (6.48%) Law
7 57 (5.28%) Retail
8 44 (4.07%) Organisational Skills
9 38 (3.52%) Telecoms
10 37 (3.43%) Documentation Skills
11 18 (1.67%) Advertising
11 18 (1.67%) Banking
12 13 (1.20%) Automotive
13 11 (1.02%) Local Government
13 11 (1.02%) Marketing
14 9 (0.83%) Back Office
15 8 (0.74%) Social Housing
16 7 (0.65%) Public Sector
17 5 (0.46%) Agriculture
17 5 (0.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (1.67%) .NET
2 17 (1.57%) Middleware
3 11 (1.02%) REST
3 11 (1.02%) Web Services
4 8 (0.74%) CSS
4 8 (0.74%) HTML
4 8 (0.74%) SOAP
5 7 (0.65%) FIX Protocol
6 4 (0.37%) EDI
6 4 (0.37%) Elastic Stack
6 4 (0.37%) JSON
7 3 (0.28%) Kafka
7 3 (0.28%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (0.19%) 802.1X
9 1 (0.093%) SAP CAF
9 1 (0.093%) Software Packaging
9 1 (0.093%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 79 (7.31%) Onboarding
2 57 (5.28%) Driving Licence
3 46 (4.26%) Video Conferencing
4 33 (3.06%) Management Information System
5 21 (1.94%) Analytical Mindset
6 18 (1.67%) Enterprise Software
7 17 (1.57%) NHS
8 14 (1.30%) Renewable Energy
8 14 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
9 13 (1.20%) Client/Server
10 11 (1.02%) Low-Code
11 8 (0.74%) EPoS
11 8 (0.74%) Mobile App
12 7 (0.65%) Hybrid Cloud
12 7 (0.65%) IoT
13 6 (0.56%) iPhone
14 5 (0.46%) Data Protection Act
14 5 (0.46%) Housing Association
14 5 (0.46%) iSeries
14 5 (0.46%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 327 (30.28%) Windows
2 87 (8.06%) Windows 10
3 81 (7.50%) Windows Server
4 36 (3.33%) Linux
5 35 (3.24%) Android
6 22 (2.04%) Apple iOS
7 20 (1.85%) Mac OS
8 6 (0.56%) Unix
9 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.19%) Solaris
10 2 (0.19%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.093%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.093%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 278 (25.74%) Problem-Solving
2 197 (18.24%) ITIL
3 166 (15.37%) Customer Service
4 147 (13.61%) ERP
5 132 (12.22%) Continuous Improvement
6 122 (11.30%) ITSM
7 80 (7.41%) Change Management
8 75 (6.94%) Process Improvement
9 73 (6.76%) Business Intelligence
10 72 (6.67%) Service Management
11 53 (4.91%) CRM
12 45 (4.17%) Cybersecurity
13 44 (4.07%) Service Delivery
14 42 (3.89%) Data Analysis
15 40 (3.70%) Data Management
16 35 (3.24%) Incident Management
17 33 (3.06%) Computer Science
18 32 (2.96%) Root Cause Analysis
19 30 (2.78%) Runbook
20 29 (2.69%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 233 (21.57%) SQL
2 36 (3.33%) PowerShell
3 26 (2.41%) T-SQL
4 23 (2.13%) Python
5 20 (1.85%) C#
6 13 (1.20%) JavaScript
6 13 (1.20%) VB.NET
7 7 (0.65%) PHP
7 7 (0.65%) PL/SQL
8 6 (0.56%) VBA
9 5 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.46%) Kusto Query Language
10 4 (0.37%) Delphi
10 4 (0.37%) Pascal
11 3 (0.28%) Bash
12 2 (0.19%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.19%) Java
12 2 (0.19%) VB
13 1 (0.093%) R
13 1 (0.093%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 116 (10.74%) Degree
2 42 (3.89%) Security Cleared
3 39 (3.61%) A+ Certification
4 31 (2.87%) Microsoft Certification
5 23 (2.13%) SC Cleared
6 14 (1.30%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 9 (0.83%) DBS Check
7 9 (0.83%) HNC
8 8 (0.74%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (0.74%) DV Cleared
9 7 (0.65%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 5 (0.46%) MBCS
10 5 (0.46%) MCSA
11 4 (0.37%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.37%) MCSE
12 3 (0.28%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.28%) CCNA
12 3 (0.28%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.28%) CTC Cleared
12 3 (0.28%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (5.56%) SLA
2 15 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (1.39%) QA
3 12 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials
4 10 (0.93%) Data Quality
5 6 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (0.28%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.28%) GDPR
8 1 (0.093%) DICOM
8 1 (0.093%) PMO
System Software
1 217 (20.09%) Active Directory
2 20 (1.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (1.20%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.46%) XenApp
5 4 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.28%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.28%) Docker
7 1 (0.093%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 68 (6.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (2.50%) SCCM
3 7 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.28%) Grafana
4 3 (0.28%) Kibana
5 2 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.093%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.093%) Control-M
6 1 (0.093%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.093%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.093%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.093%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
6 1 (0.093%) Terraform
Vendors
1 354 (32.78%) Microsoft
2 52 (4.81%) ServiceNow
3 29 (2.69%) VMware
4 26 (2.41%) Oracle
5 24 (2.22%) SAP
6 22 (2.04%) Google
7 13 (1.20%) Apple
8 11 (1.02%) Citrix
8 11 (1.02%) ConnectWise
8 11 (1.02%) HubSpot
8 11 (1.02%) iManage
8 11 (1.02%) Northgate
9 9 (0.83%) Salesforce
9 9 (0.83%) SolarWinds
9 9 (0.83%) Starlink
10 8 (0.74%) Cisco
10 8 (0.74%) Intapp
10 8 (0.74%) Sage
10 8 (0.74%) WooCommerce
11 7 (0.65%) Aderant