Support Consultant Job Trends in the North West

Support Consultant
England > North West

The median Support Consultant salary in the North West is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 169 187 199
Rank change year-on-year +18 +12 +98
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Consultant 11 22 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.18% 0.43% 0.074%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.46% 0.077%
Number of salaries quoted 11 2 1
10th Percentile £22,000 - -
25th Percentile £33,500 - £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £35,000 £33,000
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% +6.06% -40.00%
75th Percentile £52,500 - £33,250
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £38,750 £47,500 £38,000
% change year-on-year -18.42% +25.00% -10.59%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 North West with a recognized job title 5,318 4,733 3,872
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.91% 92.28% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,877 2,485 3,027
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% -1.17%
75th Percentile £66,250 £66,067 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £78,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%

Support Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Support Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Support Consultant job vacancy trend in the North West

Support Consultant
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Support Consultant job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Support Consultant job vacancies in the North West

Support Consultant
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Consultant in the North West over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Support Consultant in the North West

Support Consultant
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Consultant within the North West region over the 6 months to 4 January 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
Manchester +5 7 £50,000 +42.86%
Cheshire - 3 £22,000 -
Merseyside - 1 £45,000 -
Support Consultant
England

Support Consultant Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 4 January 2026, Support Consultant 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 North West region featuring Support Consultant in the job title.

1 7 (63.64%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (54.55%) Crystal Reports
2 6 (54.55%) ERP
2 6 (54.55%) SAP
2 6 (54.55%) SAP Business One
2 6 (54.55%) SQL
2 6 (54.55%) Workflow
3 3 (27.27%) Microsoft
4 2 (18.18%) CRM
4 2 (18.18%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (18.18%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (18.18%) Power Platform
5 1 (9.09%) Service Delivery
5 1 (9.09%) Time Management

Support Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 6 (54.55%) SAP Business One
2 2 (18.18%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) Dynamics 365
1 2 (18.18%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (54.55%) Crystal Reports
General
1 6 (54.55%) Finance
1 6 (54.55%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (54.55%) ERP
2 6 (54.55%) Workflow
3 2 (18.18%) CRM
4 1 (9.09%) Service Delivery
4 1 (9.09%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (54.55%) SQL
Vendors
1 6 (54.55%) SAP
2 3 (27.27%) Microsoft