Applications Support Jobs in the South East

Application Support
England > South East

The median Application Support salary in the South East is £35,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 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
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 238 232 294
Rank change year-on-year -6 +62 +1
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support 63 169 110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.66% 0.97% 0.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.76% 1.03% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 58 117 76
10th Percentile - £25,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,750 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.88% +6.25% +11.11%
75th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £53,750
90th Percentile £58,250 £57,500 £55,791
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - -10.00% +17.65%

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 8,283 16,379 12,707
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.89% 94.08% 90.21%
Number of salaries quoted 4,409 11,667 8,026
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%

Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Applications Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Applications Support in the South East

Applications Support
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Applications Support in the South East.

Salary trend for Applications Support in the South East

Applications Support
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Support in the South East over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Applications Support in the South East

Applications Support
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 within the South East region over the 6 months to 29 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
Hampshire +84 24 £32,500 +62.50% 6
Thames Valley -33 20 £50,000 +17.65% 9
Berkshire -2 12 £50,000 +17.65% 4
Kent +35 10 £53,500 +18.89%
Buckinghamshire +13 8 £35,000 -12.50% 4
Surrey +32 5 £47,500 +31.94% 3
East Sussex +28 3 £35,000 -27.84%
West Sussex +39 1 £55,000 +83.33% 2
Applications Support
England

Applications Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 29 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 South East region featuring Applications Support in the job title.

1 37 (58.73%) SQL
2 34 (53.97%) Social Skills
3 31 (49.21%) Problem-Solving
4 25 (39.68%) ERP
5 24 (38.10%) ITIL
6 22 (34.92%) Linux
7 14 (22.22%) Logistics
7 14 (22.22%) PowerShell
8 13 (20.63%) Python
8 13 (20.63%) SAP
9 12 (19.05%) Microsoft
10 11 (17.46%) Java
10 11 (17.46%) PL/SQL
10 11 (17.46%) MySQL
10 11 (17.46%) Change Management
11 8 (12.70%) Degree
11 8 (12.70%) Customer Service
12 7 (11.11%) JIRA
12 7 (11.11%) Problem Management
12 7 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
12 7 (11.11%) Windows
13 6 (9.52%) Microsoft Certification
13 6 (9.52%) Retail
13 6 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
13 6 (9.52%) Azure
14 5 (7.94%) AWS
14 5 (7.94%) Business Transformation
14 5 (7.94%) Oracle Applications
14 5 (7.94%) Oracle EBS
14 5 (7.94%) Service Delivery

Applications Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (6.35%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.59%) Confluence
2 1 (1.59%) WordPress
Business Applications
1 5 (7.94%) Oracle Applications
1 5 (7.94%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (6.35%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (4.76%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (1.59%) Oracle Financials
Cloud Services
1 6 (9.52%) Azure
2 5 (7.94%) AWS
3 2 (3.17%) SaaS
4 1 (1.59%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.59%) Google Sheets
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (17.46%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 7 (11.11%) JIRA
2 1 (1.59%) Git
2 1 (1.59%) JUnit
2 1 (1.59%) Visual Studio
General
1 34 (53.97%) Social Skills
2 7 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (9.52%) Retail
4 5 (7.94%) Finance
5 4 (6.35%) Automotive
5 4 (6.35%) Banking
6 2 (3.17%) Local Government
7 1 (1.59%) Aerospace
7 1 (1.59%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.35%) EDI
2 2 (3.17%) XML
3 1 (1.59%) SAP Basis
3 1 (1.59%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.59%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 22 (34.92%) Linux
2 7 (11.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (49.21%) Problem-Solving
2 25 (39.68%) ERP
3 24 (38.10%) ITIL
4 14 (22.22%) Logistics
5 11 (17.46%) Change Management
6 8 (12.70%) Customer Service
7 7 (11.11%) Problem Management
8 6 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
9 5 (7.94%) Business Transformation
9 5 (7.94%) CRM
9 5 (7.94%) Service Delivery
10 4 (6.35%) Incident Management
10 4 (6.35%) Service Management
11 3 (4.76%) Project Management
12 2 (3.17%) Computer Science
12 2 (3.17%) Data Integration
12 2 (3.17%) E-Commerce
12 2 (3.17%) OO
12 2 (3.17%) User Acceptance Testing
12 2 (3.17%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 37 (58.73%) SQL
2 14 (22.22%) PowerShell
3 13 (20.63%) Python
4 11 (17.46%) Java
4 11 (17.46%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (12.70%) Degree
2 6 (9.52%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (1.59%) CISA
3 1 (1.59%) CISSP
3 1 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (1.59%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (1.59%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.59%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.59%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (1.59%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.59%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (4.76%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 13 (20.63%) SAP
2 12 (19.05%) Microsoft
3 5 (7.94%) Oracle
4 3 (4.76%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.59%) Freshdesk
5 1 (1.59%) Google