Applications Support Job Trends in the Midlands

Application Support
England > Midlands

The median Application Support salary in the Midlands is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 March 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 170 223
Rank change year-on-year -2 +53 +37
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support 65 50 68
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.65% 0.97% 0.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.70% 1.06% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 59 46 56
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £31,250 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £38,750 £32,121
Median % change year-on-year +3.23% +20.64% -20.20%
75th Percentile £43,750 £51,875 £37,500
90th Percentile £52,940 £63,125 £43,750
England median annual salary £42,088 £47,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.45% -1.05% +3.26%

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 9,238 4,700 9,248
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.76% 91.24% 93.81%
Number of salaries quoted 5,725 2,716 7,363
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +9.47% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.84%

Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Applications Support job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Applications Support
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in the Midlands

Applications Support
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Support in the Midlands over the 6 months to 17 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Applications Support in the Midlands

Applications Support
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 within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 March 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 +19 33 £39,000 -25.71% 3
East Midlands -23 32 £40,000 +23.08% 6
Applications Support
England

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

For the 6 months to 17 March 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 Midlands region featuring Applications Support in the job title.

1 25 (38.46%) Problem-Solving
2 23 (35.38%) Microsoft
3 18 (27.69%) ERP
3 18 (27.69%) SQL
4 13 (20.00%) SaaS
4 13 (20.00%) SQL Server
5 9 (13.85%) Active Directory
5 9 (13.85%) Customer Service
5 9 (13.85%) Linux
5 9 (13.85%) Windows
5 9 (13.85%) Windows Server
6 8 (12.31%) Roadmaps
6 8 (12.31%) Sage
6 8 (12.31%) Software Testing
7 7 (10.77%) B2B
7 7 (10.77%) Product Roadmap
7 7 (10.77%) T-SQL
7 7 (10.77%) User Acceptance Testing
8 6 (9.23%) MySQL
9 5 (7.69%) Azure
9 5 (7.69%) Collaborative Culture
9 5 (7.69%) Entra ID
9 5 (7.69%) IaaS
9 5 (7.69%) Intacct
9 5 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
9 5 (7.69%) PaaS
9 5 (7.69%) Sage 200
9 5 (7.69%) Salesforce
9 5 (7.69%) Single Sign-On
10 4 (6.15%) Android

Applications Support 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (6.15%) Apache
1 4 (6.15%) IIS
Business Applications
1 5 (7.69%) Sage 200
2 3 (4.62%) Exchequer
2 3 (4.62%) NEC Housing
2 3 (4.62%) Primavera
3 2 (3.08%) Elite 3E
3 2 (3.08%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 13 (20.00%) SaaS
2 5 (7.69%) Azure
2 5 (7.69%) Entra ID
2 5 (7.69%) IaaS
2 5 (7.69%) Intacct
2 5 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (7.69%) PaaS
3 1 (1.54%) Oracle Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.15%) TCP/IP
1 4 (6.15%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (20.00%) SQL Server
2 6 (9.23%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (1.54%) JIRA
General
1 21 (32.31%) Social Skills
2 7 (10.77%) Manufacturing
3 5 (7.69%) Public Sector
4 4 (6.15%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (4.62%) Advertising
5 3 (4.62%) Legal
6 1 (1.54%) Finance
6 1 (1.54%) Law
6 1 (1.54%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.15%) LAMP
Miscellaneous
1 4 (6.15%) Driving Licence
1 4 (6.15%) Enterprise Software
1 4 (6.15%) Linux Command Line
1 4 (6.15%) NHS
1 4 (6.15%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 9 (13.85%) Linux
1 9 (13.85%) Windows
1 9 (13.85%) Windows Server
2 4 (6.15%) Android
2 4 (6.15%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (38.46%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (27.69%) ERP
3 9 (13.85%) Customer Service
4 8 (12.31%) Roadmaps
4 8 (12.31%) Software Testing
5 7 (10.77%) B2B
5 7 (10.77%) Product Roadmap
5 7 (10.77%) User Acceptance Testing
6 5 (7.69%) Collaborative Culture
7 4 (6.15%) CRM
7 4 (6.15%) Customer Experience
7 4 (6.15%) ITIL
7 4 (6.15%) Multi-Factor Authentication
7 4 (6.15%) Speech Recognition
8 3 (4.62%) Continuous Improvement
9 2 (3.08%) Change Control
9 2 (3.08%) Logistics
9 2 (3.08%) Security Patching
9 2 (3.08%) Service Management
10 1 (1.54%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 18 (27.69%) SQL
2 7 (10.77%) T-SQL
3 4 (6.15%) JavaScript
3 4 (6.15%) PHP
4 1 (1.54%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (1.54%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.15%) SLA
2 1 (1.54%) GDPR
2 1 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.54%) QA
System Software
1 9 (13.85%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (7.69%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (6.15%) SCCM
Vendors
1 23 (35.38%) Microsoft
2 8 (12.31%) Sage
3 5 (7.69%) Salesforce
4 4 (6.15%) Oracle
5 3 (4.62%) NEC
5 3 (4.62%) ServiceNow
6 2 (3.08%) Aderant
6 2 (3.08%) iManage
6 2 (3.08%) Intapp
7 1 (1.54%) MuleSoft