Applications Specialist Jobs in the Midlands

Application Specialist
England > Midlands

The median Application Specialist salary in the Midlands is £32,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 233 303 301
Rank change year-on-year +70 -2 +48
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Specialist 16 12 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.23% 0.10% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.11% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 7 12 17
10th Percentile - £30,150 £39,900
25th Percentile - £31,500 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £40,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.50% -19.50% -1.96%
75th Percentile £42,875 £48,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £55,250 £58,875 -
England median annual salary £47,500 £48,250 £47,500
% change year-on-year -1.55% +1.58% -17.39%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 6,457 11,206 8,240
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.14% 94.36% 89.64%
Number of salaries quoted 2,795 8,325 4,631
10th Percentile £27,025 £26,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.11% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,125 £60,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,000 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.54% -12.01% +1.33%

Applications Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Applications Specialist in the Midlands

Applications Specialist
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Applications Specialist in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Applications Specialist in the Midlands

Applications Specialist
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Specialist in the Midlands over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Applications Specialist in the Midlands

Applications Specialist
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Specialist within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 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
East Midlands +44 9 £32,000 -3.03% 2
West Midlands +54 7 £52,500 +10.53% 7
Applications Specialist
England

Applications Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, Applications 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 Midlands region featuring Applications Specialist in the job title.

1 15 (93.75%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (87.50%) CRM
3 10 (62.50%) Microsoft
4 8 (50.00%) Windows
4 8 (50.00%) ITIL
4 8 (50.00%) Zoho
5 7 (43.75%) Azure
5 7 (43.75%) Mobile Device Management
5 7 (43.75%) Windows 10
5 7 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (43.75%) ERP
5 7 (43.75%) Active Directory
5 7 (43.75%) Workflow
6 6 (37.50%) Data Management
6 6 (37.50%) Dynamics CRM
6 6 (37.50%) User Experience
6 6 (37.50%) API Integration
6 6 (37.50%) NetSuite
7 5 (31.25%) Android
7 5 (31.25%) API Management
7 5 (31.25%) Migration
7 5 (31.25%) Apple
8 3 (18.75%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (18.75%) Project Management
8 3 (18.75%) Service Management
8 3 (18.75%) PRINCE2
8 3 (18.75%) SharePoint
8 3 (18.75%) Google
8 3 (18.75%) ITSM
8 3 (18.75%) DBS Check

Applications Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 3 (18.75%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 6 (37.50%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (37.50%) NetSuite
2 1 (6.25%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 15 (93.75%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (43.75%) Azure
3 3 (18.75%) Google Workspace
4 1 (6.25%) Power Automate
4 1 (6.25%) Power Platform
4 1 (6.25%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.25%) Intranet
1 1 (6.25%) Remote Desktop
General
1 1 (6.25%) Finance
1 1 (6.25%) Law
1 1 (6.25%) Manufacturing
1 1 (6.25%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.25%) JSON
Operating Systems
1 8 (50.00%) Windows
2 7 (43.75%) Windows 10
3 5 (31.25%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (87.50%) CRM
2 8 (50.00%) ITIL
3 7 (43.75%) ERP
3 7 (43.75%) Mobile Device Management
3 7 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (43.75%) Workflow
4 6 (37.50%) API Integration
4 6 (37.50%) Data Management
4 6 (37.50%) User Experience
5 5 (31.25%) API Management
5 5 (31.25%) Migration
6 3 (18.75%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (18.75%) ITSM
6 3 (18.75%) PRINCE2
6 3 (18.75%) Project Management
6 3 (18.75%) Service Management
7 2 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (6.25%) Customer Service
8 1 (6.25%) Data Security
8 1 (6.25%) Inventory Management
Qualifications
1 3 (18.75%) DBS Check
1 3 (18.75%) ITIL Certification
2 2 (12.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 2 (12.50%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 1 (6.25%) Degree
System Software
1 7 (43.75%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 10 (62.50%) Microsoft
2 8 (50.00%) Zoho
3 5 (31.25%) Apple
4 3 (18.75%) Google
4 3 (18.75%) MobileIron