Applications Support Job Trends in London

Application Support
England > London

The median Application Support salary in London is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 May 2026.

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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 273 234 212
Rank change year-on-year -39 -22 +82
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support 133 156 348
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.64% 1.31% 1.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.69% 1.46% 1.56%
Number of salaries quoted 115 139 292
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £39,000
25th Percentile £46,875 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £80,625 £78,750 £87,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £91,000 £96,250
England median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.56% - -10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 19,313 10,704 22,317
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.25% 90.00% 94.39%
Number of salaries quoted 13,233 6,837 16,746
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £51,108
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,200 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +9.52% -13.65%

Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

Applications Support job vacancy trend in London

Applications Support
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in London

Applications Support
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Support in London over the 6 months to 29 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Applications Support in London

Applications Support
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support within the London region over the 6 months to 29 May 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
Central London -8 45 £70,000 +7.69% 6
West London -13 2 £35,000 -50.00% 2
South London - 2 £100,000 -
Applications Support
England

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

For the 6 months to 29 May 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 London region featuring Applications Support in the job title.

1 61 (45.86%) SQL
2 51 (38.35%) Azure
3 48 (36.09%) Microsoft
4 43 (32.33%) Problem-Solving
4 43 (32.33%) Windows
5 42 (31.58%) ITIL
6 34 (25.56%) SQL Server
7 32 (24.06%) Incident Management
8 28 (21.05%) DevOps
9 26 (19.55%) .NET
10 23 (17.29%) Continuous Improvement
11 22 (16.54%) Mentoring
11 22 (16.54%) Service Management
12 20 (15.04%) Runbook
13 19 (14.29%) VB.NET
14 18 (13.53%) C#
14 18 (13.53%) Change Management
14 18 (13.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 17 (12.78%) Linux
16 16 (12.03%) CI/CD
16 16 (12.03%) iManage
16 16 (12.03%) Windows Server
17 15 (11.28%) Entra ID
17 15 (11.28%) PL/SQL
17 15 (11.28%) Root Cause Analysis
17 15 (11.28%) Stakeholder Management
18 14 (10.53%) Agile
18 14 (10.53%) PowerShell
18 14 (10.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
19 13 (9.77%) Case Management

Applications Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 4 (3.01%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.50%) IIS
3 1 (0.75%) Confluence
3 1 (0.75%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (5.26%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (6.77%) Endur
2 2 (1.50%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.75%) Misys Equation
3 1 (0.75%) Misys Midas
3 1 (0.75%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 51 (38.35%) Azure
2 15 (11.28%) Entra ID
3 11 (8.27%) AWS
4 10 (7.52%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (5.26%) Azure DevOps
5 7 (5.26%) Azure Event Grid
5 7 (5.26%) Azure Functions
5 7 (5.26%) Azure Monitor
5 7 (5.26%) Azure Storage
5 7 (5.26%) Serverless
6 5 (3.76%) SaaS
7 4 (3.01%) ClickUp
7 4 (3.01%) Power Platform
8 3 (2.26%) Datadog
8 3 (2.26%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (2.26%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.75%) Oracle Service Cloud
9 1 (0.75%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.75%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 12 (9.02%) WinSCP
2 1 (0.75%) DNS
2 1 (0.75%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.75%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (25.56%) SQL Server
2 18 (13.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 14 (10.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 12 (9.02%) Relational Database
5 11 (8.27%) DB2
6 9 (6.77%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (3.01%) MySQL
8 3 (2.26%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.75%) Power BI
9 1 (0.75%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 11 (8.27%) Git
2 5 (3.76%) JIRA
3 2 (1.50%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.75%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 69 (51.88%) Social Skills
2 62 (46.62%) Finance
3 28 (21.05%) Banking
4 22 (16.54%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (13.53%) Law
6 8 (6.02%) Legal
7 6 (4.51%) Financial Institution
8 4 (3.01%) Japanese Language
9 3 (2.26%) Front Office
10 2 (1.50%) Back Office
10 2 (1.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.75%) General Ledger
11 1 (0.75%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (19.55%) .NET
2 7 (5.26%) WPF
3 6 (4.51%) FIX Protocol
4 2 (1.50%) CSS
4 2 (1.50%) HTML
5 1 (0.75%) JMS
5 1 (0.75%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 11 (8.27%) Legacy Applications
2 10 (7.52%) AS400
3 8 (6.02%) Management Information System
4 4 (3.01%) iSeries
5 3 (2.26%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 2 (1.50%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.50%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.50%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.50%) Equities
6 2 (1.50%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.50%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.75%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.75%) Housing Association
7 1 (0.75%) LPAR
7 1 (0.75%) Market Risk
7 1 (0.75%) NHS
7 1 (0.75%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 43 (32.33%) Windows
2 17 (12.78%) Linux
3 16 (12.03%) Windows Server
4 7 (5.26%) Unix
5 2 (1.50%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.50%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (32.33%) Problem-Solving
2 42 (31.58%) ITIL
3 32 (24.06%) Incident Management
4 28 (21.05%) DevOps
5 23 (17.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 22 (16.54%) Mentoring
6 22 (16.54%) Service Management
7 20 (15.04%) Runbook
8 18 (13.53%) Change Management
9 16 (12.03%) CI/CD
10 15 (11.28%) Root Cause Analysis
10 15 (11.28%) Stakeholder Management
11 14 (10.53%) Agile
12 13 (9.77%) Case Management
12 13 (9.77%) Disaster Recovery
12 13 (9.77%) Document Management
12 13 (9.77%) Project Delivery
13 12 (9.02%) Business Continuity
13 12 (9.02%) Problem Management
13 12 (9.02%) Release Management
Programming Languages
1 61 (45.86%) SQL
2 19 (14.29%) VB.NET
3 18 (13.53%) C#
4 15 (11.28%) PL/SQL
5 14 (10.53%) PowerShell
6 8 (6.02%) RPG
7 7 (5.26%) COBOL
8 5 (3.76%) Python
9 3 (2.26%) T-SQL
10 2 (1.50%) Java
10 2 (1.50%) Tcl
10 2 (1.50%) VBA
10 2 (1.50%) VBScript
11 1 (0.75%) Bash
11 1 (0.75%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 13 (9.77%) Degree
2 11 (8.27%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (4.51%) PMI Certification
3 6 (4.51%) PMP
4 1 (0.75%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.51%) PMO
2 5 (3.76%) GRC
2 5 (3.76%) QA
3 3 (2.26%) SLA
4 2 (1.50%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.50%) GDPR
4 2 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (3.01%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (5.26%) Grafana
1 7 (5.26%) Kibana
2 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.75%) SCCM
Vendors
1 48 (36.09%) Microsoft
2 16 (12.03%) iManage
3 12 (9.02%) IBM
4 9 (6.77%) ServiceNow
5 3 (2.26%) Oracle
6 2 (1.50%) Intapp
6 2 (1.50%) Sybase
6 2 (1.50%) TIBCO
7 1 (0.75%) CA Agile Central
7 1 (0.75%) InterSystems
7 1 (0.75%) Misys
7 1 (0.75%) NEC
7 1 (0.75%) Sitecore