Support Specialist Job Trends in Suffolk

Support Specialist
East of England > Suffolk

The median Support Specialist salary in Suffolk is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 December 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 23 22
Rank change year-on-year -17 -1 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Specialist 12 13 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Suffolk 2.93% 4.55% 0.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.27% 4.94% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 12 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £30,000 £24,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% +25.00% -
75th Percentile £42,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £37,500 £30,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -40.00% +14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Suffolk

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Suffolk. 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 Suffolk with a recognized job title 367 263 105
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.73% 91.96% 96.33%
Number of salaries quoted 201 74 82
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,188 £30,302
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £55,000 £72,813 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £85,000
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £53,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% +0.95%

Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Support Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.

Support Specialist job vacancy trend in Suffolk

Support Specialist
Salary Trend in Suffolk

Salary distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in Suffolk.

Salary distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in Suffolk

Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk

For the 6 months to 27 December 2025, Support Specialist 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 Suffolk region featuring Support Specialist in the job title.

1 12 (100.00%) Windows
2 5 (41.67%) Firewall
2 5 (41.67%) Problem-Solving

Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (41.67%) Firewall
General
1 5 (41.67%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 12 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Problem-Solving