Applications Support Job Trends in Preston

Application Support
Lancashire > Preston

The median Application Support salary in Preston is £29,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 October 2025.

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

6 months to
12 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 - 29
Rank change year-on-year - - +11
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 1.85% - 0.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.04% - 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 - £23,000
Lancashire median annual salary £32,000 £45,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -28.89% +20.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 49 130 152
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.74% 93.53% 96.20%
Number of salaries quoted 38 98 109
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £23,000
25th Percentile £40,313 £41,250 £28,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% +12.22% +6.89%
75th Percentile £56,500 £64,688 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,600 £72,150 £72,500
Lancashire median annual salary £42,384 £50,000 £49,748
% change year-on-year -15.23% +0.51% +13.06%

Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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 Preston.

Applications Support job vacancy trend in Preston

Applications Support
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in Preston.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in Preston

Applications Support Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 12 October 2025, 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 Preston region featuring Applications Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) RSA Archer
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Environments
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy

Applications Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Environments
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow