Applications Support Job Trends in Gloucester

Application Support
Gloucestershire > Gloucester

The median Application Support salary in Gloucester is £33,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 November 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 39 51
Rank change year-on-year +18 +12 +15
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support 2 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucester 1.89% 0.51% 0.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.96% 0.52% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £32,750 - £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 - £32,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +22.64%
75th Percentile £34,250 - £33,750
90th Percentile - - -
Gloucestershire median annual salary £31,000 - £35,000
% change year-on-year - - -26.32%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Gloucester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gloucester. 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 Gloucester with a recognized job title 102 193 246
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.23% 97.97% 91.79%
Number of salaries quoted 68 103 133
10th Percentile £32,750 £40,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £36,875 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -12.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £65,875 £75,000
90th Percentile - £88,000 £82,500
Gloucestershire median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +4.76%

Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucester

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 Gloucester.

Applications Support job vacancy trend in Gloucester

Applications Support
Salary Trend in Gloucester

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in Gloucester.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in Gloucester

Applications Support Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester

For the 6 months to 15 November 2025, 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 Gloucester region featuring Applications Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Change Control
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) SCCM
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server

Applications Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester 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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
General
1 2 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Change Control
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft