Applications Support Job Trends in Scotland

Application Support
UK > Scotland

The median Application Support salary in Scotland is £29,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 August 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 129 197
Rank change year-on-year +8 +68 -70
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support 25 16 37
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.70% 0.64% 0.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.75% 0.77% 0.75%
Number of salaries quoted 20 15 19
10th Percentile - £37,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £27,000 £41,375 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £43,250 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.95% +8.13% -11.11%
75th Percentile £51,125 £45,125 £48,750
90th Percentile £55,000 £48,050 £62,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year - - -15.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 3,313 2,071 4,948
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.19% 83.14% 96.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,795 907 2,302
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,929 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £56,950 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.55% - -8.33%

Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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 Scotland.

Applications Support job vacancy trend in Scotland

Applications Support
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in Scotland

Applications Support
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Support in Scotland over the 6 months to 18 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Applications Support in Scotland

Applications Support
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 18 August 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
Glasgow +25 17 £28,500 -25.49% 2
Edinburgh -8 4 £55,000 +24.65% 1
Fife - 2 £45,000 -
West Dunbartonshire - 1 - -
Applications Support
UK

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

For the 6 months to 18 August 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 Scotland region featuring Applications Support in the job title.

1 16 (64.00%) ITIL
2 15 (60.00%) SaaS
2 15 (60.00%) SQL
3 14 (56.00%) Azure
4 13 (52.00%) Change Management
5 12 (48.00%) DevOps
6 11 (44.00%) Active Directory
6 11 (44.00%) Azure SQL Database
6 11 (44.00%) Entra ID
7 6 (24.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (16.00%) ERP
8 4 (16.00%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (16.00%) Root Cause Analysis
8 4 (16.00%) SAP
8 4 (16.00%) Service Delivery
9 3 (12.00%) Degree
9 3 (12.00%) Stakeholder Management
10 2 (8.00%) .NET
10 2 (8.00%) BusinessObjects
10 2 (8.00%) Collaborative Working
10 2 (8.00%) Fintech
10 2 (8.00%) IIS
10 2 (8.00%) Incident Management
10 2 (8.00%) Java
10 2 (8.00%) Mentoring
10 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Excel
10 2 (8.00%) PLM
10 2 (8.00%) Release Management
10 2 (8.00%) SAP Basis
10 2 (8.00%) SAP BW

Applications Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 2 (8.00%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.00%) MS Visio
2 1 (4.00%) Siemens NX
2 1 (4.00%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (8.00%) SAP ERP
1 2 (8.00%) Teamcenter
2 1 (4.00%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 15 (60.00%) SaaS
2 14 (56.00%) Azure
3 11 (44.00%) Entra ID
4 1 (4.00%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (4.00%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (4.00%) Power Platform
4 1 (4.00%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (44.00%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (8.00%) BusinessObjects
2 2 (8.00%) SAP BW
3 1 (4.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (4.00%) JIRA
General
1 7 (28.00%) Finance
2 6 (24.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (8.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (8.00%) Manufacturing
4 1 (4.00%) Billing
4 1 (4.00%) Financial Institution
4 1 (4.00%) Legal
4 1 (4.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.00%) .NET
1 2 (8.00%) SAP Basis
1 2 (8.00%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (4.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 11 (44.00%) Client/Server
2 3 (12.00%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (8.00%) Management Information System
4 1 (4.00%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (4.00%) Life Science
4 1 (4.00%) Product Ownership
4 1 (4.00%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.00%) Windows
1 2 (8.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (64.00%) ITIL
2 13 (52.00%) Change Management
3 12 (48.00%) DevOps
4 6 (24.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (16.00%) ERP
5 4 (16.00%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (16.00%) Root Cause Analysis
5 4 (16.00%) Service Delivery
6 3 (12.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (8.00%) Collaborative Working
7 2 (8.00%) Fintech
7 2 (8.00%) Incident Management
7 2 (8.00%) Mentoring
7 2 (8.00%) PLM
7 2 (8.00%) Release Management
7 2 (8.00%) SAP Security
7 2 (8.00%) Service Management
7 2 (8.00%) Ticket Management
8 1 (4.00%) Coaching
8 1 (4.00%) Collateral Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (60.00%) SQL
2 2 (8.00%) Java
3 1 (4.00%) C#
3 1 (4.00%) JavaScript
3 1 (4.00%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (12.00%) Degree
2 1 (4.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (4.00%) HND
2 1 (4.00%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (4.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (4.00%) SLA
System Software
1 11 (44.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (16.00%) SAP
2 1 (4.00%) Adobe
2 1 (4.00%) Freshdesk
2 1 (4.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.00%) Nintex
2 1 (4.00%) Oracle
2 1 (4.00%) Salesforce
2 1 (4.00%) Siemens