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 £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 February 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 465 446 581
Rank change year-on-year -19 +135 +148
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Consultant 69 98 74
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.14% 0.31% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.33% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 60 17 63
10th Percentile £25,900 £27,100 £21,718
25th Percentile £33,688 £32,000 £24,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £42,500 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% +54.55% -38.89%
75th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £35,000
90th Percentile £52,500 £56,750 £48,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% +30.77% -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 44,359 29,277 47,561
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.24% 91.38% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 27,794 14,439 36,845
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,966 £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 19 February 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 19 February 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
South East +20 25 £36,000 +2.86% 3
Midlands -8 18 £40,000 -38.46% 3
East Midlands -12 12 £42,500 -
North West -12 11 £50,000 +11.11%
North of England -47 11 £50,000 +66.67%
West Midlands 0 6 £31,000 -52.31% 3
South West 0 5 £47,500 -
Scotland -23 5 £26,000 -38.82% 1
Wales - 3 £35,000 -
East of England +5 1 - - 1
Northern Ireland - 1 £45,000 -
Support Consultant
UK

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

For the 6 months to 19 February 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 27 (39.13%) Microsoft
2 23 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 22 (31.88%) ERP
4 18 (26.09%) Customer Service
4 18 (26.09%) SQL
5 15 (21.74%) Active Directory
5 15 (21.74%) Windows
6 13 (18.84%) Microsoft 365
7 12 (17.39%) Sage
8 11 (15.94%) Dynamics 365
8 11 (15.94%) SQL Server
9 10 (14.49%) Azure
9 10 (14.49%) CRM
9 10 (14.49%) Hyper-V
9 10 (14.49%) Mentoring
9 10 (14.49%) Windows Server
10 9 (13.04%) Intacct
10 9 (13.04%) Sage X3
10 9 (13.04%) TCP/IP
10 9 (13.04%) VPN
11 7 (10.14%) Dynamics CRM
11 7 (10.14%) SAP
12 6 (8.70%) Crystal Reports
12 6 (8.70%) Power Platform
12 6 (8.70%) SAP Business One
12 6 (8.70%) Workflow
13 5 (7.25%) Cybersecurity
13 5 (7.25%) Degree
13 5 (7.25%) DHCP
13 5 (7.25%) DNS

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:

Applications
1 2 (2.90%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 9 (13.04%) Sage X3
2 7 (10.14%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (8.70%) SAP Business One
4 4 (5.80%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (1.45%) SAP CO
5 1 (1.45%) SAP FI
5 1 (1.45%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (1.45%) SAP FSCM
5 1 (1.45%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 13 (18.84%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (15.94%) Dynamics 365
3 10 (14.49%) Azure
4 9 (13.04%) Intacct
5 6 (8.70%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.45%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (13.04%) TCP/IP
1 9 (13.04%) VPN
2 5 (7.25%) DHCP
2 5 (7.25%) DNS
2 5 (7.25%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (15.94%) SQL Server
2 6 (8.70%) Crystal Reports
3 4 (5.80%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.45%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (1.45%) JIRA
General
1 26 (37.68%) Social Skills
2 12 (17.39%) Finance
3 2 (2.90%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (1.45%) Advertising
4 1 (1.45%) Automotive
4 1 (1.45%) Legal
4 1 (1.45%) Marketing
4 1 (1.45%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 11 (15.94%) Onboarding
2 8 (11.59%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (5.80%) Driving Licence
3 4 (5.80%) e-Learning
3 4 (5.80%) NHS
4 3 (4.35%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.45%) Private Cloud
5 1 (1.45%) Public Cloud
5 1 (1.45%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 15 (21.74%) Windows
2 10 (14.49%) Windows Server
3 3 (4.35%) CentOS
3 3 (4.35%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (31.88%) ERP
3 18 (26.09%) Customer Service
4 10 (14.49%) CRM
4 10 (14.49%) Mentoring
5 6 (8.70%) Workflow
6 5 (7.25%) Cybersecurity
6 5 (7.25%) Time Management
7 4 (5.80%) Data Entry
7 4 (5.80%) Speech Recognition
8 3 (4.35%) Project Planning
9 2 (2.90%) Software Testing
10 1 (1.45%) AI
10 1 (1.45%) Business Intelligence
10 1 (1.45%) Collaborative Culture
10 1 (1.45%) Compliance Audit
10 1 (1.45%) Data Privacy
10 1 (1.45%) Digital Innovation
10 1 (1.45%) E-Commerce
10 1 (1.45%) Supply Chain Management
Programming Languages
1 18 (26.09%) SQL
2 3 (4.35%) Bash
2 3 (4.35%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (7.25%) Degree
2 1 (1.45%) CTC Cleared
2 1 (1.45%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.90%) SLA
2 1 (1.45%) ISO 20022
2 1 (1.45%) QA
System Software
1 15 (21.74%) Active Directory
2 10 (14.49%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (5.80%) SCCM
Vendors
1 27 (39.13%) Microsoft
2 12 (17.39%) Sage
3 7 (10.14%) SAP
4 4 (5.80%) Oracle
5 3 (4.35%) Red Hat
6 1 (1.45%) Freshdesk
6 1 (1.45%) ServiceNow