Support Specialist Job Trends in Essex

Support Specialist
East of England > Essex

The median Support Specialist salary in Essex is £28,000 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 44 54 -
Rank change year-on-year +10 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Specialist 15 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 2.16% 0.22% -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.53% 0.24% -
Number of salaries quoted 10 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 - -
75th Percentile £29,000 - -
90th Percentile £30,100 - -
East of England median annual salary £37,500 £30,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -40.00% +14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 594 413 433
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.47% 90.57% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 350 188 354
10th Percentile £26,975 £21,805 £25,300
25th Percentile £30,063 £33,173 £35,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £49,161
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +1.71% -1.68%
75th Percentile £63,125 £65,125 £72,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,525 £85,875
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,250
% change year-on-year -4.76% +0.48% -3.91%

Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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 Essex.

Support Specialist job vacancy trend in Essex

Support Specialist
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in Essex.

Salary distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in Essex

Support Specialist
Salary Histogram in Essex

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Specialist in Essex over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Support Specialist in Essex

Support Specialist
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Specialist within the Essex 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
Harlow - 9 £28,000 -
Chelmsford - 6 £40,000 -
Support Specialist
East of England

Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 14 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 Essex region featuring Support Specialist in the job title.

1 10 (66.67%) Active Directory
1 10 (66.67%) Inventory Management
1 10 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 10 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
1 10 (66.67%) Windows
2 9 (60.00%) Customer Service
2 9 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (60.00%) DHCP
2 9 (60.00%) DNS
2 9 (60.00%) Mac OS
2 9 (60.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (60.00%) Mitel
2 9 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (60.00%) Security Patching
2 9 (60.00%) TCP/IP
2 9 (60.00%) VoIP
2 9 (60.00%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (26.67%) AI
3 4 (26.67%) Chatbot
3 4 (26.67%) Conversational UI
3 4 (26.67%) Degree
3 4 (26.67%) PayPal
4 2 (13.33%) Epicor
4 2 (13.33%) ERP
4 2 (13.33%) Oracle
4 2 (13.33%) SAP
5 1 (6.67%) Azure
5 1 (6.67%) CRM
5 1 (6.67%) Dynamics CRM

Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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 9 (60.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (6.67%) Oracle Workflow
2 1 (6.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (26.67%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 10 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (6.67%) Azure
2 1 (6.67%) Entra ID
2 1 (6.67%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 9 (60.00%) DHCP
1 9 (60.00%) DNS
1 9 (60.00%) TCP/IP
1 9 (60.00%) VoIP
1 9 (60.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 10 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (6.67%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.67%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 10 (66.67%) Onboarding
2 2 (13.33%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 10 (66.67%) Windows
2 9 (60.00%) Mac OS
3 1 (6.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (66.67%) Inventory Management
2 9 (60.00%) Customer Service
2 9 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (60.00%) Security Patching
3 4 (26.67%) AI
3 4 (26.67%) Conversational UI
4 2 (13.33%) ERP
5 1 (6.67%) CRM
5 1 (6.67%) Inventory Control
5 1 (6.67%) ITIL
5 1 (6.67%) Process Improvement
5 1 (6.67%) Project Delivery
5 1 (6.67%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (6.67%) Service Delivery
5 1 (6.67%) User Experience
5 1 (6.67%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.67%) PowerShell
1 1 (6.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (26.67%) Degree
System Software
1 10 (66.67%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 10 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 9 (60.00%) Mitel
3 4 (26.67%) PayPal
4 2 (13.33%) Epicor
4 2 (13.33%) Oracle
4 2 (13.33%) SAP
5 1 (6.67%) ServiceNow