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 £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2026.

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

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 515 466 647
Rank change year-on-year -49 +181 +24
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Consultant 62 53 97
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.095% 0.19% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.21% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 59 40 85
10th Percentile £29,450 £31,975 £21,831
25th Percentile £33,125 £32,500 £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £39,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.97% +30.00% -44.44%
75th Percentile £51,875 £41,000 £38,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £47,000 £45,250
UK median annual salary £42,500 £39,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year +8.97% +20.00% -41.70%

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 61,245 25,370 64,986
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.42% 88.97% 94.73%
Number of salaries quoted 39,864 14,579 47,406
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £26,750
25th Percentile £36,188 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £52,777
% change year-on-year -5.17% +9.90% -12.04%

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 9 May 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 9 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
Midlands -14 34 £45,000 +28.57%
West Midlands -24 20 £80,000 +128.57%
East Midlands - 14 £45,000 -
North West -22 9 £36,250 -7.05% 1
South East -33 9 £40,000 +2.56% 6
North of England -70 9 £36,250 - 3
South West - 5 £47,500 - 1
East of England - 3 £31,500 -
Northern Ireland - 2 £39,750 - 1
Support Consultant
UK

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

For the 6 months to 9 May 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 22 (35.48%) ERP
1 22 (35.48%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (20.97%) Microsoft
3 12 (19.35%) Customer Service
4 11 (17.74%) Sage
4 11 (17.74%) Sage X3
4 11 (17.74%) SAP
5 9 (14.52%) Azure
5 9 (14.52%) Dynamics 365
5 9 (14.52%) Windows
6 8 (12.90%) Ariba
6 8 (12.90%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (12.90%) Security Cleared
7 7 (11.29%) Data Privacy
7 7 (11.29%) SAP S/4HANA
7 7 (11.29%) Time Management
8 6 (9.68%) Active Directory
8 6 (9.68%) SaaS
8 6 (9.68%) SQL
8 6 (9.68%) SQL Server
9 5 (8.06%) CRM
9 5 (8.06%) Microsoft Intune
9 5 (8.06%) Project Delivery
10 4 (6.45%) AI
10 4 (6.45%) Customer Experience
10 4 (6.45%) Customer Requirements
10 4 (6.45%) Decision-Making
10 4 (6.45%) Degree
10 4 (6.45%) Dynamics NAV
10 4 (6.45%) Linux

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 11 (17.74%) Sage X3
2 7 (11.29%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (6.45%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (4.84%) SAP CO
4 3 (4.84%) SAP FI
4 3 (4.84%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (4.84%) SAP FSCM
5 2 (3.23%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (1.61%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 9 (14.52%) Azure
1 9 (14.52%) Dynamics 365
2 8 (12.90%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (9.68%) SaaS
4 3 (4.84%) Entra ID
4 3 (4.84%) Intacct
5 1 (1.61%) Azure Logic Apps
5 1 (1.61%) Power Automate
5 1 (1.61%) Power Platform
5 1 (1.61%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.84%) DHCP
1 3 (4.84%) DNS
1 3 (4.84%) TCP/IP
1 3 (4.84%) VPN
2 1 (1.61%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (9.68%) SQL Server
2 3 (4.84%) SAP HANA
3 1 (1.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 11 (17.74%) Social Skills
2 10 (16.13%) Finance
3 8 (12.90%) Manufacturing
4 5 (8.06%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (6.45%) Automotive
5 4 (6.45%) Legal
5 4 (6.45%) Retail
6 3 (4.84%) Law
7 2 (3.23%) Back Office
7 2 (3.23%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.61%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.45%) XML
2 1 (1.61%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 9 (14.52%) Onboarding
2 3 (4.84%) Driving Licence
2 3 (4.84%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (4.84%) Legacy Systems
2 3 (4.84%) Management Information System
2 3 (4.84%) NHS
2 3 (4.84%) Private Cloud
2 3 (4.84%) Public Cloud
2 3 (4.84%) SWIFT Messaging Network
3 2 (3.23%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 9 (14.52%) Windows
2 4 (6.45%) Linux
3 3 (4.84%) CentOS
3 3 (4.84%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (35.48%) ERP
1 22 (35.48%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (19.35%) Customer Service
3 7 (11.29%) Data Privacy
3 7 (11.29%) Time Management
4 5 (8.06%) CRM
4 5 (8.06%) Project Delivery
5 4 (6.45%) AI
5 4 (6.45%) Customer Experience
5 4 (6.45%) Customer Requirements
5 4 (6.45%) Decision-Making
5 4 (6.45%) Roadmaps
5 4 (6.45%) Supplier Management
5 4 (6.45%) Thought Leadership
5 4 (6.45%) Workshop Facilitation
6 3 (4.84%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (4.84%) Mentoring
6 3 (4.84%) Project Planning
6 3 (4.84%) Speech Recognition
6 3 (4.84%) Supply Chain Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (9.68%) SQL
2 4 (6.45%) PowerShell
3 3 (4.84%) Bash
4 1 (1.61%) C#
4 1 (1.61%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.61%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (12.90%) Security Cleared
2 4 (6.45%) Degree
3 3 (4.84%) CTC Cleared
4 1 (1.61%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.61%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.84%) ISO 20022
1 3 (4.84%) SLA
2 1 (1.61%) QA
System Software
1 6 (9.68%) Active Directory
2 3 (4.84%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (8.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (4.84%) SCCM
3 1 (1.61%) Nagios
3 1 (1.61%) Netcool
3 1 (1.61%) Tivoli
3 1 (1.61%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 13 (20.97%) Microsoft
2 11 (17.74%) Sage
2 11 (17.74%) SAP
3 8 (12.90%) Ariba
4 3 (4.84%) Red Hat
5 1 (1.61%) Adyen
5 1 (1.61%) BMC
5 1 (1.61%) SolarWinds