Applications Specialist Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Application Specialist
UK > UK excluding London

The median Application Specialist salary in the UK excluding London is £42,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 478 525 512
Rank change year-on-year +47 -13 +187
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Specialist 45 54 36
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.11% 0.14% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.16% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 25 26 30
10th Percentile - £30,000 £35,271
25th Percentile £38,500 £33,313 £35,969
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £45,000 £43,190
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +4.19% -13.62%
75th Percentile £50,000 £51,875 £53,750
90th Percentile £57,000 £58,750 £55,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -18.18%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 37,994 34,827 29,365
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.35% 93.37% 95.29%
Number of salaries quoted 23,048 17,337 22,235
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £34,750 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Applications Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Applications Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Applications Specialist job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Applications Specialist
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Applications Specialist job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Specialist job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Applications Specialist
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Specialist in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Applications Specialist in the UK excluding London

Applications Specialist
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Specialist within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
South East +29 15 £50,000 +11.11% 8
Midlands +31 12 £39,000 +9.86% 1
West Midlands +29 12 £39,000 +9.86% 1
North of England +25 9 £42,000 -20.00% 6
South West +19 8 £50,000 -41.18%
Yorkshire +7 6 £42,000 -23.64% 2
North West +27 3 £82,500 +65.00% 2
East of England +5 1 - - 1
Applications Specialist
UK

Applications Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Applications 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 UK excluding London region featuring Applications Specialist in the job title.

1 19 (42.22%) Problem-Solving
2 17 (37.78%) SQL
3 13 (28.89%) Microsoft
4 11 (24.44%) JavaScript
4 11 (24.44%) Oracle
4 11 (24.44%) PHP
5 10 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
6 8 (17.78%) Python
7 7 (15.56%) CRM
7 7 (15.56%) Customer Experience
7 7 (15.56%) MySQL
7 7 (15.56%) SQL Server
8 6 (13.33%) Apache
8 6 (13.33%) Change Management
8 6 (13.33%) IIS
8 6 (13.33%) LAMP
8 6 (13.33%) Linux
8 6 (13.33%) SaaS
8 6 (13.33%) Salesforce
9 5 (11.11%) .NET
9 5 (11.11%) AWS
9 5 (11.11%) Azure
9 5 (11.11%) C#
9 5 (11.11%) CSS
9 5 (11.11%) Entra ID
9 5 (11.11%) HTML
9 5 (11.11%) Java
9 5 (11.11%) JD Edwards
9 5 (11.11%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 5 (11.11%) Microsoft Graph

Applications Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 6 (13.33%) Apache
1 6 (13.33%) IIS
Applications
1 3 (6.67%) CATIA
1 3 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (6.67%) Siemens NX
1 3 (6.67%) SOLIDWORKS
1 3 (6.67%) Windchill
2 2 (4.44%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (11.11%) JDE EnterpriseOne
2 3 (6.67%) Oracle Assets
2 3 (6.67%) Oracle Payables
2 3 (6.67%) Oracle Receivables
2 3 (6.67%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 6 (13.33%) SaaS
2 5 (11.11%) AWS
2 5 (11.11%) Azure
2 5 (11.11%) Entra ID
2 5 (11.11%) Power Automate
3 2 (4.44%) Boomi
3 2 (4.44%) Intacct
3 2 (4.44%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (4.44%) Power Platform
3 2 (4.44%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.22%) FTP
1 1 (2.22%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (15.56%) MySQL
1 7 (15.56%) SQL Server
2 2 (4.44%) Power BI
2 2 (4.44%) Qlik Sense
General
1 18 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 9 (20.00%) Finance
3 8 (17.78%) Manufacturing
4 4 (8.89%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (4.44%) Aerospace
5 2 (4.44%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (13.33%) LAMP
2 5 (11.11%) .NET
2 5 (11.11%) CSS
2 5 (11.11%) HTML
2 5 (11.11%) Microsoft Graph
3 4 (8.89%) EDI
4 2 (4.44%) Middleware
5 1 (2.22%) REST
5 1 (2.22%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.33%) Linux Command Line
2 5 (11.11%) Product Ownership
3 3 (6.67%) FMCG
3 3 (6.67%) PACS
3 3 (6.67%) PropTech
4 2 (4.44%) Legacy Applications
5 1 (2.22%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (2.22%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (2.22%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 6 (13.33%) Linux
2 3 (6.67%) Windows
2 3 (6.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (42.22%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (15.56%) CRM
3 7 (15.56%) Customer Experience
4 6 (13.33%) Change Management
5 5 (11.11%) Project Delivery
5 5 (11.11%) Robotic Process Automation
5 5 (11.11%) SDLC
5 5 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 5 (11.11%) Web Development
6 3 (6.67%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (6.67%) CAD
6 3 (6.67%) ERP
6 3 (6.67%) Health Informatics
6 3 (6.67%) Informatics
6 3 (6.67%) PDM
6 3 (6.67%) PLM
6 3 (6.67%) Presales
6 3 (6.67%) Project Management
6 3 (6.67%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 17 (37.78%) SQL
2 11 (24.44%) JavaScript
2 11 (24.44%) PHP
3 8 (17.78%) Python
4 5 (11.11%) C#
4 5 (11.11%) Java
5 3 (6.67%) Bash
5 3 (6.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (2.22%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.22%) QA
Vendors
1 13 (28.89%) Microsoft
2 11 (24.44%) Oracle
3 6 (13.33%) Salesforce
4 5 (11.11%) JD Edwards
5 2 (4.44%) Concur
5 2 (4.44%) Dell
5 2 (4.44%) IBM
5 2 (4.44%) Sage
6 1 (2.22%) IFS
6 1 (2.22%) iManage
6 1 (2.22%) SYSPRO