Support Specialist Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Support Specialist
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Support Specialist salary in Newcastle upon Tyne is £33,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
11 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 62 -
Rank change year-on-year +13 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Specialist 7 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 1.23% 0.19% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.27% 0.19% -
Number of salaries quoted 7 1 0
10th Percentile £30,450 - -
25th Percentile £31,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £60,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -44.17% - -
75th Percentile £35,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £33,500 £60,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -44.17% +84.62% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 550 524 409
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.66% 97.40% 97.61%
Number of salaries quoted 424 217 358
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,800 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,777 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,375 £95,000 £77,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%

Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Support Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Support Specialist job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Support Specialist
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Salary distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Support Specialist 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Support Specialist in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Degree
1 7 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (85.71%) Agile
2 6 (85.71%) Asterisk PBX
2 6 (85.71%) Bash
2 6 (85.71%) CCNP
2 6 (85.71%) Cisco
2 6 (85.71%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (85.71%) CompTIA Security+
2 6 (85.71%) Computer Science
2 6 (85.71%) Customer Requirements
2 6 (85.71%) Firewall
2 6 (85.71%) FreeSWITCH
2 6 (85.71%) Network+ Certification
2 6 (85.71%) PSTN
2 6 (85.71%) Python
2 6 (85.71%) Task Automation
2 6 (85.71%) VoIP
3 1 (14.29%) .NET
3 1 (14.29%) ASP.NET
3 1 (14.29%) C#
3 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
3 1 (14.29%) HND
3 1 (14.29%) SQL

Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

Communications & Networking
1 6 (85.71%) Asterisk PBX
1 6 (85.71%) Firewall
1 6 (85.71%) PSTN
1 6 (85.71%) VoIP
General
1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (85.71%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (85.71%) Finance
2 6 (85.71%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (85.71%) FreeSWITCH
2 1 (14.29%) .NET
2 1 (14.29%) ASP.NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (85.71%) Agile
2 6 (85.71%) Computer Science
2 6 (85.71%) Customer Requirements
2 6 (85.71%) Task Automation
3 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 6 (85.71%) Bash
1 6 (85.71%) Python
2 1 (14.29%) C#
2 1 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Degree
2 6 (85.71%) CCNP
2 6 (85.71%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (85.71%) CompTIA Security+
2 6 (85.71%) Network+ Certification
3 1 (14.29%) HND
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) Cisco
33 Support Specialist jobs in England