Applications Support Analyst Job Trends in the South East

Application Support Analyst
England > South East

The median Application Support Analyst salary in the South East is £34,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 December 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 226 248 243
Rank change year-on-year +22 -5 +109
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support Analyst 46 57 35
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.47% 0.54% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% 0.57% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 43 32 23
10th Percentile £27,150 - £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £26,345
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £35,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.43% -6.67% -
75th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £43,125
90th Percentile £40,000 £49,875 £45,235
England median annual salary £37,500 £41,000 £43,500
% change year-on-year -8.54% -5.75% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 8,978 9,938 6,959
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.49% 94.56% 94.59%
Number of salaries quoted 5,674 5,503 5,012
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Applications Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Applications Support Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Applications Support Analyst job vacancy trend in the South East

Applications Support Analyst
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support Analyst job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support Analyst job vacancies in the South East

Applications Support Analyst
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Support Analyst in the South East over the 6 months to 6 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Applications Support Analyst in the South East

Applications Support Analyst
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support Analyst within the South East region over the 6 months to 6 December 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
Thames Valley +32 34 £34,750 -5.76% 3
Buckinghamshire +37 30 £34,500 -13.75% 3
Hampshire +43 11 £33,500 -18.29% 4
Oxfordshire +26 2 - -
Berkshire -1 2 £75,000 +126.42%
Home Counties - 1 - -
Applications Support Analyst
England

Applications Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, Applications Support Analyst 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 South East region featuring Applications Support Analyst in the job title.

1 26 (56.52%) SQL
2 25 (54.35%) Degree
3 21 (45.65%) JIRA
4 20 (43.48%) Windows
5 18 (39.13%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (26.09%) Microsoft
7 11 (23.91%) Customer Service
8 9 (19.57%) ERP
9 6 (13.04%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (10.87%) Epicor
10 5 (10.87%) NetSuite
10 5 (10.87%) Remote Desktop
10 5 (10.87%) Sage
10 5 (10.87%) SAP
11 4 (8.70%) ITIL
12 3 (6.52%) Collaborative Culture
12 3 (6.52%) Continuous Improvement
13 2 (4.35%) Azure
13 2 (4.35%) BigCommerce
13 2 (4.35%) Business Intelligence
13 2 (4.35%) Business Transformation
13 2 (4.35%) C#
13 2 (4.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (4.35%) Dynamics 365
13 2 (4.35%) Fintech
13 2 (4.35%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (4.35%) PMO
13 2 (4.35%) Portfolio Management
13 2 (4.35%) Power BI
13 2 (4.35%) Power Platform

Applications Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 1 (2.17%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 5 (10.87%) NetSuite
2 1 (2.17%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.35%) Azure
1 2 (4.35%) BigCommerce
1 2 (4.35%) Dynamics 365
1 2 (4.35%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 5 (10.87%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.35%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 21 (45.65%) JIRA
General
1 17 (36.96%) Analytical Skills
2 14 (30.43%) Social Skills
3 2 (4.35%) Health Technology
4 1 (2.17%) Automotive
4 1 (2.17%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 9 (19.57%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (4.35%) Mobile App
3 1 (2.17%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 20 (43.48%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (39.13%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (23.91%) Customer Service
3 9 (19.57%) ERP
4 4 (8.70%) ITIL
5 3 (6.52%) Collaborative Culture
5 3 (6.52%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (4.35%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (4.35%) Business Transformation
6 2 (4.35%) Fintech
6 2 (4.35%) Portfolio Management
6 2 (4.35%) Proactive Monitoring
6 2 (4.35%) Requirements Gathering
6 2 (4.35%) Software Engineering
7 1 (2.17%) Change Management
7 1 (2.17%) CRM
7 1 (2.17%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (56.52%) SQL
2 2 (4.35%) C#
2 2 (4.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 2 (4.35%) Kusto Query Language
2 2 (4.35%) Python
Qualifications
1 25 (54.35%) Degree
2 6 (13.04%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.35%) PMO
2 1 (2.17%) QA
Vendors
1 12 (26.09%) Microsoft
2 5 (10.87%) Epicor
2 5 (10.87%) Sage
2 5 (10.87%) SAP