Applications Support Analyst Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Application Support Analyst
South East > Thames Valley

The median Application Support Analyst salary in the Thames Valley is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 161 178 172
Rank change year-on-year +17 -6 +6
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support Analyst 40 19 24
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.56% 0.49% 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.59% 0.54% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 40 19 14
10th Percentile £27,500 - £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £32,124
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £35,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £45,000 £37,500 £43,438
90th Percentile - - £52,250
South East median annual salary £40,000 £35,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -9.09% +2.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 6,777 3,532 4,607
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.10% 91.31% 95.13%
Number of salaries quoted 4,798 1,588 2,564
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,125
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,750 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.82% -6.25% -5.45%
75th Percentile £70,094 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -3.85% -5.45%

Applications Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Applications Support Analyst job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Applications Support Analyst
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support Analyst job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support Analyst job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Applications Support Analyst
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Support Analyst in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 16 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Applications Support Analyst in the Thames Valley

Applications Support Analyst
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 16 September 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
Buckinghamshire 0 21 £35,000 -
Berkshire - 19 £45,000 - 6
Applications Support Analyst
South East

Applications Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 16 September 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 Thames Valley region featuring Applications Support Analyst in the job title.

1 21 (52.50%) SQL
2 20 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (37.50%) WFM
4 12 (30.00%) Microsoft
4 12 (30.00%) Process Improvement
5 9 (22.50%) Collaborative Working
5 9 (22.50%) Crystal Reports
5 9 (22.50%) Customer Requirements
5 9 (22.50%) IIS
5 9 (22.50%) Microsoft Office
5 9 (22.50%) User Acceptance Testing
6 8 (20.00%) Business Analysis
7 7 (17.50%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (17.50%) ERP
7 7 (17.50%) Microsoft Excel
7 7 (17.50%) Sage
8 5 (12.50%) Data Analysis
8 5 (12.50%) Data Privacy
8 5 (12.50%) Project Management
8 5 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 5 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
9 4 (10.00%) Azure
9 4 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
9 4 (10.00%) CRM
9 4 (10.00%) ITIL
9 4 (10.00%) Linux
9 4 (10.00%) NetSuite
9 4 (10.00%) Power BI
9 4 (10.00%) Power Platform
9 4 (10.00%) PowerShell

Applications Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 9 (22.50%) IIS
Applications
1 9 (22.50%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (17.50%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (10.00%) NetSuite
2 3 (7.50%) Magento
2 3 (7.50%) Sage X3
2 3 (7.50%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 4 (10.00%) Azure
1 4 (10.00%) Power Platform
2 3 (7.50%) Azure DevOps
2 3 (7.50%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.50%) BigCommerce
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (22.50%) Crystal Reports
2 4 (10.00%) Power BI
3 2 (5.00%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (5.00%) JIRA
General
1 15 (37.50%) Finance
2 14 (35.00%) Advertising
3 11 (27.50%) Social Skills
4 9 (22.50%) Legal
5 8 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (7.50%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.50%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.50%) Blog
2 4 (10.00%) Driving Licence
3 1 (2.50%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (10.00%) Linux
2 2 (5.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (37.50%) WFM
3 12 (30.00%) Process Improvement
4 9 (22.50%) Collaborative Working
4 9 (22.50%) Customer Requirements
4 9 (22.50%) User Acceptance Testing
5 8 (20.00%) Business Analysis
6 7 (17.50%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (17.50%) ERP
7 5 (12.50%) Data Analysis
7 5 (12.50%) Data Privacy
7 5 (12.50%) Project Management
7 5 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 5 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
8 4 (10.00%) CRM
8 4 (10.00%) ITIL
9 3 (7.50%) Change Management
9 3 (7.50%) E-Commerce
9 3 (7.50%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (52.50%) SQL
2 4 (10.00%) PowerShell
Vendors
1 12 (30.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (17.50%) Sage
3 3 (7.50%) MuleSoft
3 3 (7.50%) Oracle
3 3 (7.50%) SAP