Applications Support Job Trends in the South East

Application Support
England > South East

The median Application Support salary in the South East is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 May 2026.

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

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 149 203 247
Rank change year-on-year +54 +44 +61
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support 156 70 152
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.08% 0.89% 0.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.13% 1.05% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 117 65 119
10th Percentile £30,000 - £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -17.65% +6.25%
75th Percentile £50,001 £50,000 £50,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £59,000 £57,500
England median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £46,188
% change year-on-year -5.56% -2.57% -7.62%

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 13,750 6,647 15,482
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.08% 84.82% 93.93%
Number of salaries quoted 9,420 3,591 11,284
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,250 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% +6.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +7.48% -12.01%

Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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 the South East.

Applications Support job vacancy trend in the South East

Applications Support
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies 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 21 May 2026.

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 21 May 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 +73 88 £40,000 -15.79% 2
Berkshire +43 42 £50,001 +0.00% 1
Buckinghamshire +31 42 £35,000 - 1
Surrey +4 25 £32,500 -31.58% 2
Hampshire -31 21 £60,000 +84.62% 7
Kent -28 18 £44,000 -26.67%
Oxfordshire -1 4 £70,000 +154.55%
West Sussex -19 1 £50,000 -9.09%
Sussex - 1 £50,000 -
Applications Support
England

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

For the 6 months to 21 May 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 South East region featuring Applications Support in the job title.

1 43 (27.56%) SQL
2 40 (25.64%) ITSM
3 33 (21.15%) Microsoft
4 31 (19.87%) Change Management
5 29 (18.59%) Power Platform
6 28 (17.95%) Service Management
7 25 (16.03%) Azure
8 23 (14.74%) Incident Management
9 21 (13.46%) Continuous Improvement
10 20 (12.82%) Project Management
11 18 (11.54%) ITIL
11 18 (11.54%) SaaS
11 18 (11.54%) Windows
12 17 (10.90%) Degree
13 16 (10.26%) ERP
13 16 (10.26%) Microsoft 365
13 16 (10.26%) Power Automate
13 16 (10.26%) Power BI
14 15 (9.62%) Problem-Solving
14 15 (9.62%) ServiceNow
15 14 (8.97%) JIRA
15 14 (8.97%) SLA
16 13 (8.33%) CRM
16 13 (8.33%) Data Analysis
16 13 (8.33%) Service Delivery
17 12 (7.69%) Asset Management
17 12 (7.69%) Data Management
17 12 (7.69%) Microsoft Project
17 12 (7.69%) PRINCE2
18 11 (7.05%) Active Directory

Applications Support 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 7 (4.49%) IIS
2 1 (0.64%) CMS
2 1 (0.64%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (7.69%) Microsoft Project
2 8 (5.13%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (4.49%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (3.21%) NetSuite
2 4 (2.56%) Infor M3
2 4 (2.56%) JDE OneWorld
2 4 (2.56%) JDE World
3 1 (0.64%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.64%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 29 (18.59%) Power Platform
2 25 (16.03%) Azure
3 18 (11.54%) SaaS
4 16 (10.26%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (10.26%) Power Automate
5 8 (5.13%) PowerApps
6 7 (4.49%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (3.85%) AWS
8 5 (3.21%) ClickUp
9 3 (1.92%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 3 (1.92%) BigCommerce
9 3 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (1.92%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (10.26%) Power BI
2 9 (5.77%) SQL Server
3 7 (4.49%) Crystal Reports
3 7 (4.49%) Relational Database
4 5 (3.21%) MySQL
5 3 (1.92%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 14 (8.97%) JIRA
General
1 33 (21.15%) Social Skills
2 23 (14.74%) Finance
3 22 (14.10%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (9.62%) Legal
5 13 (8.33%) Retail
6 12 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (4.49%) Advertising
8 3 (1.92%) Games
9 1 (0.64%) Billing
9 1 (0.64%) Health Technology
9 1 (0.64%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (6.41%) .NET
2 7 (4.49%) Middleware
3 5 (3.21%) CSS
3 5 (3.21%) HTML
4 3 (1.92%) Elastic Stack
4 3 (1.92%) Kafka
4 3 (1.92%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 12 (7.69%) Management Information System
2 11 (7.05%) Onboarding
3 4 (2.56%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (2.56%) Driving Licence
3 4 (2.56%) Hedge funds
4 3 (1.92%) Linux Command Line
4 3 (1.92%) Mobile App
5 2 (1.28%) e-Learning
5 2 (1.28%) Learning Management System
5 2 (1.28%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.64%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.64%) NHS
6 1 (0.64%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 18 (11.54%) Windows
2 6 (3.85%) Linux
3 3 (1.92%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (25.64%) ITSM
2 31 (19.87%) Change Management
3 28 (17.95%) Service Management
4 23 (14.74%) Incident Management
5 21 (13.46%) Continuous Improvement
6 20 (12.82%) Project Management
7 18 (11.54%) ITIL
8 16 (10.26%) ERP
9 15 (9.62%) Problem-Solving
10 13 (8.33%) CRM
10 13 (8.33%) Data Analysis
10 13 (8.33%) Service Delivery
11 12 (7.69%) Asset Management
11 12 (7.69%) Data Management
11 12 (7.69%) PRINCE2
12 11 (7.05%) WFM
13 8 (5.13%) Application Packaging
13 8 (5.13%) Document Management
13 8 (5.13%) Knowledge Management
13 8 (5.13%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 43 (27.56%) SQL
2 6 (3.85%) C#
3 5 (3.21%) JavaScript
4 4 (2.56%) PL/SQL
4 4 (2.56%) T-SQL
5 3 (1.92%) Python
Qualifications
1 17 (10.90%) Degree
2 5 (3.21%) ITIL Certification
3 3 (1.92%) DV Cleared
3 3 (1.92%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 3 (1.92%) SC Cleared
3 3 (1.92%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (8.97%) SLA
2 3 (1.92%) QA
System Software
1 11 (7.05%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.92%) Docker
Systems Management
1 8 (5.13%) Microsoft Intune
1 8 (5.13%) SCCM
2 3 (1.92%) Kibana
Vendors
1 33 (21.15%) Microsoft
2 15 (9.62%) ServiceNow
3 10 (6.41%) IFS
4 8 (5.13%) Palo Alto
4 8 (5.13%) Qualys
5 7 (4.49%) MuleSoft
5 7 (4.49%) Oracle
6 5 (3.21%) SAP
7 4 (2.56%) Epicor
7 4 (2.56%) Infor
7 4 (2.56%) JD Edwards
8 3 (1.92%) Google
9 1 (0.64%) Aderant
9 1 (0.64%) BMC
9 1 (0.64%) iManage
9 1 (0.64%) SolarWinds
9 1 (0.64%) Workday