Applications Support Consultant Job Trends

Application Support Consultant
UK

The median Application Support Consultant salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 635 698 729
Rank change year-on-year +63 +31 +279
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support Consultant 16 14 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.027% 0.026% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.030% 0.028% 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 15 2 5
10th Percentile £32,750 £33,300 -
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,250 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £39,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.92% -7.06% +21.43%
75th Percentile £52,500 £42,750 £50,000
90th Percentile - £44,100 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £39,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year +7.59% +58.00% -16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 54,089 49,558 53,300
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.68% 92.89% 95.26%
Number of salaries quoted 33,489 25,634 41,126
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%

Applications Support Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Applications Support Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

Applications Support Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support Consultant job vacancies in the UK

Applications Support Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Support Consultant over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Applications Support Consultant in the UK

Applications Support Consultant
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 13 January 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
England +68 11 £42,500 +7.59%
UK excluding London +63 11 £42,500 +7.59%
Midlands +32 7 £42,500 +25.00%
East Midlands -2 7 £42,500 +25.00%
Work from Home +67 4 £42,500 +25.00%
South East +19 3 £33,500 -25.56%
East of England +20 1 - -

Applications Support Consultant Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Applications 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 featuring Applications Support Consultant in the job title.

1 11 (68.75%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 8 (50.00%) ERP
3 5 (31.25%) Epicor
4 4 (25.00%) SCCM
4 4 (25.00%) Speech Recognition
4 4 (25.00%) SQL Server
4 4 (25.00%) TCP/IP
4 4 (25.00%) VPN
5 3 (18.75%) SQL
6 1 (6.25%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (6.25%) CRM
6 1 (6.25%) E-Commerce

Applications Support Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (25.00%) TCP/IP
1 4 (25.00%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (25.00%) SQL Server
General
1 5 (31.25%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (25.00%) Driving Licence
1 4 (25.00%) Enterprise Software
1 4 (25.00%) NHS
1 4 (25.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (68.75%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 8 (50.00%) ERP
3 4 (25.00%) Speech Recognition
4 1 (6.25%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (6.25%) CRM
4 1 (6.25%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 3 (18.75%) SQL
Systems Management
1 4 (25.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (31.25%) Epicor