Applications Support Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Application Support Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Application Support Analyst salary in the Midlands is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 September 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 245 213 244
Rank change year-on-year -32 +31 -33
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support Analyst 33 16 34
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.22% 0.29% 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 0.31% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 27 16 21
10th Percentile £33,700 - £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -12.50% +30.08%
75th Percentile £43,750 £37,500 £44,500
90th Percentile £45,000 - £47,500
England median annual salary £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 14,332 5,138 9,458
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.43% 91.93% 94.81%
Number of salaries quoted 10,004 3,236 5,424
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,984 £28,119
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

Applications Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Applications Support Analyst job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Applications Support Analyst
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands

Applications Support Analyst
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Support Analyst in the Midlands over the 6 months to 15 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Applications Support Analyst in the Midlands

Applications Support Analyst
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 Support Analyst within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 September 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
West Midlands -23 22 £42,500 +26.87% 2
East Midlands -27 11 £40,000 +13.48%
Applications Support Analyst
England

Applications Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 15 September 2026, Applications Support Analyst 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 Midlands region featuring Applications Support Analyst in the job title.

1 15 (45.45%) ERP
1 15 (45.45%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (39.39%) Microsoft
3 8 (24.24%) Service Management
3 8 (24.24%) SQL
4 6 (18.18%) Windows
5 5 (15.15%) Aderant
5 5 (15.15%) Customer Service
5 5 (15.15%) Elite 3E
5 5 (15.15%) iManage
5 5 (15.15%) Intapp
5 5 (15.15%) Root Cause Analysis
5 5 (15.15%) SaaS
5 5 (15.15%) Visualfiles
5 5 (15.15%) Windows Server
6 4 (12.12%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (12.12%) Dynamics AX
6 4 (12.12%) ITIL
6 4 (12.12%) JIRA
6 4 (12.12%) Sage
6 4 (12.12%) Software Engineering
7 3 (9.09%) Cloud Security
7 3 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
7 3 (9.09%) EDI
7 3 (9.09%) Epicor
7 3 (9.09%) IFS
7 3 (9.09%) Infor
7 3 (9.09%) Infor CloudSuite
7 3 (9.09%) Infor LN
7 3 (9.09%) Infor M3

Applications Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Business Applications
1 5 (15.15%) Elite 3E
1 5 (15.15%) Visualfiles
2 4 (12.12%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (9.09%) Infor CloudSuite
3 3 (9.09%) Infor LN
3 3 (9.09%) Infor M3
3 3 (9.09%) Sage X3
4 1 (3.03%) Exchequer
4 1 (3.03%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 5 (15.15%) SaaS
2 3 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (6.06%) Azure
3 2 (6.06%) Entra ID
3 2 (6.06%) IaaS
3 2 (6.06%) PaaS
4 1 (3.03%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.06%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (12.12%) JIRA
General
1 13 (39.39%) Manufacturing
2 7 (21.21%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (21.21%) Documentation Skills
2 7 (21.21%) Social Skills
3 5 (15.15%) Legal
4 4 (12.12%) Retail
5 1 (3.03%) Finance
5 1 (3.03%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (9.09%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.12%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (9.09%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 6 (18.18%) Windows
2 5 (15.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (45.45%) ERP
1 15 (45.45%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (24.24%) Service Management
3 5 (15.15%) Customer Service
3 5 (15.15%) Root Cause Analysis
4 4 (12.12%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (12.12%) ITIL
4 4 (12.12%) Software Engineering
5 3 (9.09%) Cloud Security
5 3 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (9.09%) Supplier Management
6 2 (6.06%) Change Management
6 2 (6.06%) ITSM
6 2 (6.06%) Logistics
7 1 (3.03%) Business Continuity
7 1 (3.03%) Change Control
7 1 (3.03%) CRM
7 1 (3.03%) Incident Management
7 1 (3.03%) Major Incident Management
7 1 (3.03%) Security Patching
Programming Languages
1 8 (24.24%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.06%) Data Quality
System Software
1 2 (6.06%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (6.06%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 13 (39.39%) Microsoft
2 5 (15.15%) Aderant
2 5 (15.15%) iManage
2 5 (15.15%) Intapp
3 4 (12.12%) Sage
4 3 (9.09%) Epicor
4 3 (9.09%) IFS
4 3 (9.09%) Infor
4 3 (9.09%) Oracle
4 3 (9.09%) QAD
4 3 (9.09%) SAP
4 3 (9.09%) SYSPRO
4 3 (9.09%) VMware
5 1 (3.03%) ServiceNow
5 1 (3.03%) Zoho