Support Consultant Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Support Consultant
UK > UK excluding London

The median Support Consultant salary in the UK excluding London is £41,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 March 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 494 445 618
Rank change year-on-year -49 +173 +98
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Consultant 54 45 99
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.096% 0.17% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.19% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 48 16 85
10th Percentile £25,000 £28,750 £21,831
25th Percentile £29,500 £31,938 £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £35,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.86% +16.67% -40.00%
75th Percentile £45,313 £50,000 £38,000
90th Percentile £59,000 £65,000 £45,250
UK median annual salary £42,500 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year +21.43% +7.69% -27.78%

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 51,727 23,084 59,146
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.24% 89.45% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 33,030 14,336 44,193
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,568 £63,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

Support Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Support Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Support Consultant
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Support Consultant job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Support Consultant job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Support Consultant
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Consultant in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 28 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Support Consultant in the UK excluding London

Support Consultant
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 Support Consultant within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 28 March 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
Midlands -26 21 £42,500 -34.62% 4
West Midlands -14 13 £31,000 -52.31% 1
South East -26 13 £38,000 +8.57% 4
East Midlands - 8 £42,500 - 3
North West -30 6 £31,000 -21.52% 6
North of England -68 6 £31,000 -8.82% 7
South West - 4 £47,500 -
Scotland -22 3 £26,000 +4.00%
East of England - 3 £31,500 -
Wales - 3 £35,000 -
Northern Ireland - 1 £45,000 - 1
Support Consultant
UK

Support Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 28 March 2026, Support Consultant 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 Support Consultant in the job title.

1 19 (35.19%) Microsoft
2 17 (31.48%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (24.07%) ERP
4 11 (20.37%) Customer Service
4 11 (20.37%) Dynamics 365
5 10 (18.52%) Sage
6 9 (16.67%) CRM
6 9 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (16.67%) SQL Server
7 8 (14.81%) Time Management
8 7 (12.96%) Sage X3
8 7 (12.96%) Windows
9 6 (11.11%) Degree
9 6 (11.11%) Dynamics CRM
9 6 (11.11%) Intacct
10 5 (9.26%) Active Directory
10 5 (9.26%) Power Platform
10 5 (9.26%) SAP
10 5 (9.26%) TCP/IP
10 5 (9.26%) VPN
11 4 (7.41%) AI
11 4 (7.41%) Azure
11 4 (7.41%) Customer Experience
11 4 (7.41%) Data Privacy
11 4 (7.41%) Dynamics NAV
11 4 (7.41%) Hyper-V
11 4 (7.41%) Mentoring
11 4 (7.41%) SaaS
11 4 (7.41%) SAP S/4HANA
11 4 (7.41%) SCCM

Support Consultant 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:

Business Applications
1 7 (12.96%) Sage X3
2 6 (11.11%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (7.41%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (7.41%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (5.56%) SAP CO
4 3 (5.56%) SAP FI
4 3 (5.56%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (5.56%) SAP FSCM
Cloud Services
1 11 (20.37%) Dynamics 365
2 9 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (11.11%) Intacct
4 5 (9.26%) Power Platform
5 4 (7.41%) Azure
5 4 (7.41%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (9.26%) TCP/IP
1 5 (9.26%) VPN
2 1 (1.85%) DHCP
2 1 (1.85%) DNS
2 1 (1.85%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (16.67%) SQL Server
2 3 (5.56%) SAP HANA
3 2 (3.70%) Relational Database
General
1 10 (18.52%) Finance
1 10 (18.52%) Social Skills
2 4 (7.41%) Automotive
2 4 (7.41%) Legal
2 4 (7.41%) Retail
3 3 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (1.85%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.85%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (16.67%) Onboarding
2 6 (11.11%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (7.41%) Driving Licence
3 4 (7.41%) NHS
4 3 (5.56%) Legacy Systems
4 3 (5.56%) Management Information System
4 3 (5.56%) Private Cloud
4 3 (5.56%) Public Cloud
4 3 (5.56%) SWIFT Messaging Network
5 2 (3.70%) e-Learning
5 2 (3.70%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 7 (12.96%) Windows
2 4 (7.41%) Windows Server
3 3 (5.56%) CentOS
3 3 (5.56%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (31.48%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (24.07%) ERP
3 11 (20.37%) Customer Service
4 9 (16.67%) CRM
5 8 (14.81%) Time Management
6 4 (7.41%) AI
6 4 (7.41%) Customer Experience
6 4 (7.41%) Data Privacy
6 4 (7.41%) Mentoring
6 4 (7.41%) Speech Recognition
7 3 (5.56%) Collaborative Culture
7 3 (5.56%) Compliance Audit
7 3 (5.56%) Digital Innovation
7 3 (5.56%) Project Planning
7 3 (5.56%) Supply Chain Management
8 2 (3.70%) Data Entry
8 2 (3.70%) Project Delivery
8 2 (3.70%) Root Cause Analysis
9 1 (1.85%) Cybersecurity
9 1 (1.85%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.56%) Bash
1 3 (5.56%) PowerShell
1 3 (5.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (11.11%) Degree
2 4 (7.41%) Security Cleared
3 3 (5.56%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.56%) ISO 20022
1 3 (5.56%) SLA
2 1 (1.85%) QA
System Software
1 5 (9.26%) Active Directory
2 4 (7.41%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (7.41%) SCCM
2 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 19 (35.19%) Microsoft
2 10 (18.52%) Sage
3 5 (9.26%) SAP
4 3 (5.56%) Red Hat
5 2 (3.70%) Ariba
5 2 (3.70%) Oracle