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 9 February 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 216 248 244
Rank change year-on-year +32 -4 +107
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support Analyst 63 40 88
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.57% 0.47% 0.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.61% 0.53% 0.76%
Number of salaries quoted 52 27 58
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,750 £31,250 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.75% -5.88% +7.94%
75th Percentile £38,750 £55,000 £50,938
90th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £56,625
England median annual salary £39,305 £44,750 £45,000
% change year-on-year -12.17% -0.56% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 10,281 7,532 11,590
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.43% 88.78% 94.60%
Number of salaries quoted 6,571 3,867 8,799
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.28% +14.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

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 9 February 2026.

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 9 February 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
Thames Valley +30 35 £34,750 +6.92% 4
Buckinghamshire +22 26 £34,500 -4.83% 3
Hampshire +32 18 £33,500 -18.29%
Kent -21 8 £34,828 -41.95%
Berkshire 0 7 £75,000 +126.42% 1
Oxfordshire +11 2 - -
Surrey -1 2 - - 2
Applications Support Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 9 February 2026, 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 30 (47.62%) SQL
2 19 (30.16%) Degree
3 15 (23.81%) Windows
4 14 (22.22%) JIRA
4 14 (22.22%) Microsoft
5 12 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (17.46%) ITSM
7 9 (14.29%) ERP
8 8 (12.70%) Housing Management
8 8 (12.70%) Power Platform
8 8 (12.70%) Service Management
9 7 (11.11%) Azure
10 6 (9.52%) Customer Service
10 6 (9.52%) SAP
11 5 (7.94%) Application Security
11 5 (7.94%) Change Management
11 5 (7.94%) Continuous Improvement
11 5 (7.94%) Epicor
11 5 (7.94%) Migration
11 5 (7.94%) NetSuite
11 5 (7.94%) Remote Desktop
11 5 (7.94%) Sage
11 5 (7.94%) ServiceNow
12 4 (6.35%) .NET
12 4 (6.35%) BigCommerce
12 4 (6.35%) Collaborative Culture
12 4 (6.35%) Data Analysis
12 4 (6.35%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (6.35%) Fintech
12 4 (6.35%) Microsoft 365

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:

Applications
1 3 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.59%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (7.94%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 8 (12.70%) Power Platform
2 7 (11.11%) Azure
3 4 (6.35%) BigCommerce
3 4 (6.35%) Dynamics 365
3 4 (6.35%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (4.76%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (1.59%) ClickUp
5 1 (1.59%) PowerApps
5 1 (1.59%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.94%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.17%) Power BI
2 1 (1.59%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 14 (22.22%) JIRA
General
1 19 (30.16%) Analytical Skills
2 10 (15.87%) Social Skills
3 9 (14.29%) Retail
4 4 (6.35%) Finance
5 2 (3.17%) Health Technology
6 1 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.35%) .NET
2 3 (4.76%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 9 (14.29%) Enterprise Software
2 4 (6.35%) Mobile App
3 1 (1.59%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 15 (23.81%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (17.46%) ITSM
3 9 (14.29%) ERP
4 8 (12.70%) Housing Management
4 8 (12.70%) Service Management
5 6 (9.52%) Customer Service
6 5 (7.94%) Application Security
6 5 (7.94%) Change Management
6 5 (7.94%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (7.94%) Migration
7 4 (6.35%) Collaborative Culture
7 4 (6.35%) Data Analysis
7 4 (6.35%) Fintech
8 3 (4.76%) Customer Experience
8 3 (4.76%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (4.76%) DevOps
8 3 (4.76%) ITIL
8 3 (4.76%) Project Delivery
9 2 (3.17%) Business Intelligence
9 2 (3.17%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 30 (47.62%) SQL
2 2 (3.17%) C#
2 2 (3.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 2 (3.17%) Kusto Query Language
2 2 (3.17%) Python
Qualifications
1 19 (30.16%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.76%) QA
2 1 (1.59%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (1.59%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.59%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (1.59%) SCCM
Vendors
1 14 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 6 (9.52%) SAP
3 5 (7.94%) Epicor
3 5 (7.94%) Sage
3 5 (7.94%) ServiceNow
4 3 (4.76%) MuleSoft
5 1 (1.59%) Palo Alto
5 1 (1.59%) Qualys
5 1 (1.59%) SolarWinds
5 1 (1.59%) Workday