Senior Applications Support Job Trends in Manchester

Senior Application Support
North West > Manchester

The median Senior Application Support salary in Manchester is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 December 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 125 168 130
Rank change year-on-year +43 -38 +124
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Applications Support 3 2 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.13% 0.062% 0.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.065% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 12
10th Percentile £48,550 - £54,625
25th Percentile £59,875 - £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 - £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +23.81%
75th Percentile £86,250 - £67,500
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £82,500 £45,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +83.33% -30.77% +88.89%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,135 3,057 2,134
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.44% 94.44% 95.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,379 1,567 1,722
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,900 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +1.94%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,055 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.11% -8.99% +4.76%

Senior Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Senior Applications Support job vacancy trend in Manchester

Senior Applications Support
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Senior Applications Support job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Applications Support job vacancies in Manchester

Senior Applications Support
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Applications Support in Manchester over the 6 months to 6 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Applications Support in Manchester

Senior Applications Support
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Applications Support within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 6 December 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
Oldham - 1 £42,000 - 2
Senior Applications Support
North West

Senior Applications Support Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, Senior 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 Manchester region featuring Senior Applications Support in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Power BI
1 3 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (66.67%) Azure
2 2 (66.67%) Concur
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Data Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Fintech
2 2 (66.67%) Intacct
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (66.67%) Middleware
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Regulatory Compliance
2 2 (66.67%) Sage
2 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Validation
2 2 (66.67%) Workato
3 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) ETL
3 1 (33.33%) Housing Management
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) NEC Housing
3 1 (33.33%) Northgate
3 1 (33.33%) SQL

Senior Applications Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (66.67%) Azure
2 2 (66.67%) Intacct
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (66.67%) Workato
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) Middleware
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Data Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Fintech
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
1 2 (66.67%) Regulatory Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
1 2 (66.67%) Validation
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) ETL
2 1 (33.33%) Housing Management
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Concur
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Sage
2 1 (33.33%) Northgate