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 20 July 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 543 477 610
Rank change year-on-year -66 +133 -13
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Consultant 83 66 107
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.11% 0.19% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.22% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 83 61 98
10th Percentile £24,000 £26,250 £24,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £39,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.97% +11.43% -33.33%
75th Percentile £51,250 £41,250 £46,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £60,000 £50,000
UK median annual salary £43,000 £39,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +10.26% +11.43% -30.00%

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 68,551 30,401 65,937
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.74% 89.42% 94.87%
Number of salaries quoted 47,522 17,433 46,246
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,948 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £36,145
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.66%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year - +2.80% -10.83%

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 20 July 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 20 July 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 -8 29 £45,000 +28.57% 1
West Midlands -7 20 £80,000 +128.57% 1
South East -21 18 £24,000 -38.46%
North West -8 13 £36,250 -3.33% 2
North of England -31 13 £36,250 -3.33% 2
South West - 11 £50,000 - 2
East Midlands - 9 £45,000 -
Northern Ireland - 7 £38,500 -
Scotland +12 3 £27,250 +9.00%
East of England -24 2 £31,500 -42.73%
Support Consultant
UK

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

For the 6 months to 20 July 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 25 (30.12%) ERP
2 23 (27.71%) Problem-Solving
3 20 (24.10%) Customer Service
4 16 (19.28%) Azure
5 15 (18.07%) Microsoft
6 12 (14.46%) Sage
6 12 (14.46%) Sage X3
6 12 (14.46%) Security Cleared
6 12 (14.46%) Windows
7 11 (13.25%) Dynamics 365
7 11 (13.25%) Microsoft 365
7 11 (13.25%) SAP
8 10 (12.05%) Fintech
9 9 (10.84%) SQL
10 8 (9.64%) Ariba
11 7 (8.43%) Computer Science
11 7 (8.43%) Customer Requirements
11 7 (8.43%) Data Privacy
11 7 (8.43%) Microsoft Intune
11 7 (8.43%) SAP S/4HANA
12 6 (7.23%) Active Directory
12 6 (7.23%) AI
12 6 (7.23%) Degree
12 6 (7.23%) Presales
12 6 (7.23%) SaaS
12 6 (7.23%) SLA
13 5 (6.02%) Collaborative Culture
13 5 (6.02%) Customer Experience
13 5 (6.02%) DV Cleared
13 5 (6.02%) Entra ID

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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.41%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.20%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (1.20%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 12 (14.46%) Sage X3
2 7 (8.43%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (3.61%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (3.61%) SAP CO
3 3 (3.61%) SAP FI
3 3 (3.61%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (3.61%) SAP FSCM
4 1 (1.20%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (1.20%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 16 (19.28%) Azure
2 11 (13.25%) Dynamics 365
2 11 (13.25%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (7.23%) SaaS
4 5 (6.02%) Entra ID
5 3 (3.61%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (3.61%) Mimecast
6 1 (1.20%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (1.20%) Power Automate
6 1 (1.20%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.20%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.02%) Firewall
2 3 (3.61%) DHCP
2 3 (3.61%) DNS
2 3 (3.61%) LAN
2 3 (3.61%) WAN
3 2 (2.41%) SAN
3 2 (2.41%) SNMP
3 2 (2.41%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.02%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.61%) SAP HANA
3 2 (2.41%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.20%) JIRA
General
1 19 (22.89%) Finance
2 17 (20.48%) Social Skills
3 12 (14.46%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (9.64%) Law
4 8 (9.64%) Manufacturing
5 5 (6.02%) Public Sector
6 4 (4.82%) Automotive
6 4 (4.82%) Legal
6 4 (4.82%) Retail
7 2 (2.41%) Back Office
7 2 (2.41%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (2.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.41%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.82%) XML
2 1 (1.20%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 6 (7.23%) Onboarding
2 3 (3.61%) Legacy Systems
2 3 (3.61%) Private Cloud
2 3 (3.61%) Public Cloud
2 3 (3.61%) SWIFT Messaging Network
3 2 (2.41%) Driving Licence
3 2 (2.41%) e-Learning
3 2 (2.41%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (1.20%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 12 (14.46%) Windows
2 5 (6.02%) Linux
3 3 (3.61%) CentOS
3 3 (3.61%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (30.12%) ERP
2 23 (27.71%) Problem-Solving
3 20 (24.10%) Customer Service
4 10 (12.05%) Fintech
5 7 (8.43%) Computer Science
5 7 (8.43%) Customer Requirements
5 7 (8.43%) Data Privacy
6 6 (7.23%) AI
6 6 (7.23%) Presales
7 5 (6.02%) Collaborative Culture
7 5 (6.02%) Customer Experience
7 5 (6.02%) Time Management
8 4 (4.82%) Collaborative Working
8 4 (4.82%) Customer Engagement
8 4 (4.82%) Decision-Making
8 4 (4.82%) Project Delivery
8 4 (4.82%) Roadmaps
8 4 (4.82%) Supplier Management
8 4 (4.82%) Thought Leadership
8 4 (4.82%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 9 (10.84%) SQL
2 5 (6.02%) PowerShell
3 3 (3.61%) Bash
4 2 (2.41%) Python
5 1 (1.20%) C#
5 1 (1.20%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 12 (14.46%) Security Cleared
2 6 (7.23%) Degree
3 5 (6.02%) DV Cleared
3 5 (6.02%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (6.02%) SC Cleared
4 3 (3.61%) Azure Certification
4 3 (3.61%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.23%) SLA
2 3 (3.61%) ISO 20022
3 2 (2.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (2.41%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 6 (7.23%) Active Directory
2 5 (6.02%) Hyper-V
3 3 (3.61%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (8.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.41%) Nagios
2 2 (2.41%) Netcool
2 2 (2.41%) Tivoli
2 2 (2.41%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 15 (18.07%) Microsoft
2 12 (14.46%) Sage
3 11 (13.25%) SAP
4 8 (9.64%) Ariba
5 3 (3.61%) Acronis
5 3 (3.61%) N-able
5 3 (3.61%) Red Hat
5 3 (3.61%) VMware
6 2 (2.41%) BMC
6 2 (2.41%) Oracle
6 2 (2.41%) Palo Alto
6 2 (2.41%) SolarWinds
6 2 (2.41%) Veeam
7 1 (1.20%) Adyen