Support Specialist Jobs in London

Support Specialist
England > London

The median Support Specialist salary in London is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 339 321 546
Rank change year-on-year -18 +225 +177
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Specialist 61 191 82
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.47% 0.81% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.86% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 59 87 72
10th Percentile £27,450 £31,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,375 £37,500 £39,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +11.76%
75th Percentile £52,500 £66,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £61,250 £80,000 £71,000
England median annual salary £40,500 £38,000 £46,000
% change year-on-year +6.58% -17.39% +15.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 11,742 22,276 32,688
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.30% 94.14% 95.10%
Number of salaries quoted 7,310 16,685 24,119
10th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Support Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Support Specialist in London

Support Specialist
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Support Specialist in London.

Salary trend for Support Specialist in London

Support Specialist
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Specialist in London over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Support Specialist in London

Support Specialist
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Specialist within the London region over the 6 months to 13 May 2025. 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 +44 29 £50,000 +5.26% 8
North London - 4 £42,500 -
West London +21 1 £42,500 -34.62% 2
Support Specialist
England

Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, Support Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region featuring Support Specialist in the job title.

1 36 (59.02%) Microsoft
1 36 (59.02%) Social Skills
2 32 (52.46%) Windows
3 25 (40.98%) Microsoft Office
4 24 (39.34%) ITIL
5 23 (37.70%) Degree
6 20 (32.79%) Problem-Solving
7 19 (31.15%) Microsoft Excel
8 18 (29.51%) A+ Certification
9 17 (27.87%) Telecoms
9 17 (27.87%) Legal
9 17 (27.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 16 (26.23%) Data Management
10 16 (26.23%) Document Management
10 16 (26.23%) Video Conferencing
10 16 (26.23%) Law
11 14 (22.95%) Microsoft 365
12 12 (19.67%) Analytical Skills
12 12 (19.67%) Customer Service
13 11 (18.03%) Azure
14 10 (16.39%) Finance
15 9 (14.75%) SQL
16 8 (13.11%) DHCP
16 8 (13.11%) DNS
16 8 (13.11%) AWS
16 8 (13.11%) Windows Server
17 7 (11.48%) SLA
17 7 (11.48%) Active Directory
18 6 (9.84%) Linux
18 6 (9.84%) VMware

Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (6.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (3.28%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.64%) IIS
Applications
1 25 (40.98%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (31.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (27.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.64%) Dynamics AX
1 1 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 14 (22.95%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (18.03%) Azure
3 8 (13.11%) AWS
4 1 (1.64%) Amazon EC2
4 1 (1.64%) Amazon S3
4 1 (1.64%) AWS Lambda
4 1 (1.64%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.64%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.64%) Serverless
4 1 (1.64%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 8 (13.11%) DHCP
1 8 (13.11%) DNS
2 2 (3.28%) VoIP
3 1 (1.64%) DECT
3 1 (1.64%) Firewall
3 1 (1.64%) NAS
3 1 (1.64%) PBX
3 1 (1.64%) SAN
3 1 (1.64%) VLAN
3 1 (1.64%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.28%) MongoDB
1 2 (3.28%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (3.28%) Relational Database
1 2 (3.28%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.64%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 4 (6.56%) JIRA
2 2 (3.28%) Git
General
1 36 (59.02%) Social Skills
2 17 (27.87%) Legal
2 17 (27.87%) Telecoms
3 16 (26.23%) Law
4 12 (19.67%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (16.39%) Finance
6 4 (6.56%) Retail
7 2 (3.28%) Banking
7 2 (3.28%) Financial Institution
8 1 (1.64%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (8.20%) FIX Protocol
2 3 (4.92%) REST
2 3 (4.92%) SOAP
3 1 (1.64%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 16 (26.23%) Video Conferencing
2 6 (9.84%) Onboarding
3 5 (8.20%) FMCG
4 3 (4.92%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.64%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.64%) Equities
5 1 (1.64%) PACS
Operating Systems
1 32 (52.46%) Windows
2 8 (13.11%) Windows Server
3 6 (9.84%) Linux
4 5 (8.20%) Unix
5 3 (4.92%) Windows 10
6 1 (1.64%) Android
6 1 (1.64%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (39.34%) ITIL
2 20 (32.79%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (26.23%) Data Management
3 16 (26.23%) Document Management
4 12 (19.67%) Customer Service
5 6 (9.84%) Collaborative Culture
5 6 (9.84%) Customer-Centricity
5 6 (9.84%) Migration
6 5 (8.20%) Asset Management
6 5 (8.20%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (8.20%) Creative Thinking
6 5 (8.20%) IT Asset Management
7 4 (6.56%) Client Onboarding
7 4 (6.56%) Compliance Management
7 4 (6.56%) Customer Experience
7 4 (6.56%) Data Analysis
7 4 (6.56%) Facilities Management
7 4 (6.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 4 (6.56%) Risk and Compliance Management
7 4 (6.56%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 9 (14.75%) SQL
2 4 (6.56%) Python
3 3 (4.92%) PowerShell
4 2 (3.28%) Bash
5 1 (1.64%) Java
5 1 (1.64%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 23 (37.70%) Degree
2 18 (29.51%) A+ Certification
3 1 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (1.64%) DBS Check
3 1 (1.64%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (1.64%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (11.48%) SLA
2 2 (3.28%) PMO
2 2 (3.28%) QA
3 1 (1.64%) DICOM
3 1 (1.64%) HL7
3 1 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 7 (11.48%) Active Directory
2 5 (8.20%) Hyper-V
2 5 (8.20%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (4.92%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (1.64%) Ansible
2 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.64%) SCCM
2 1 (1.64%) WSUS
Vendors
1 36 (59.02%) Microsoft
2 6 (9.84%) Citrix
2 6 (9.84%) VMware
3 3 (4.92%) Apple
4 2 (3.28%) Cisco
4 2 (3.28%) Oracle
5 1 (1.64%) EMC
5 1 (1.64%) HP
5 1 (1.64%) Mitel
5 1 (1.64%) NetApp
5 1 (1.64%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.64%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.64%) Veeam
5 1 (1.64%) Veritas