Application Support
UK > Scotland
The median Application Support salary in Scotland is £43,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 149 | 250 | 206 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +101 | -44 | +8 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support | 10 | 35 | 18 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.35% | 0.52% | 0.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.38% | 0.54% | 0.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 27 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,850 | £28,000 | £26,900 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,000 | £29,250 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £43,250 | £37,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.33% | -16.67% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £45,125 | £63,750 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,600 | - | £49,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -10.00% | +17.65% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 2,637 | 6,497 | 4,217 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.66% | 96.90% | 90.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,359 | 2,629 | 2,296 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £27,950 | £31,472 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -8.70% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £64,794 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,501 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Applications Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Applications Support
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Applications Support in Scotland.
Applications Support
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Support in Scotland over the 6 months to 8 May 2025.
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 8 May 2025. 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 |
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| Edinburgh | +13 | 5 | £43,250 | -30.80% | |
| Glasgow | +169 | 4 | £38,000 | +12.59% | 3 |
| Aberdeen | - | 1 | £75,000 | - | 1 |
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Applications Support Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, Applications Support job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Applications Support in the job title.
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Applications Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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