Application Support
UK
The median Application Support salary in the UK is £48,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 260 | 349 | 372 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +89 | +23 | -79 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support | 690 | 1,206 | 1,184 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.30% | 0.98% | 0.92% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.36% | 1.03% | 0.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 517 | 1,008 | 990 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,300 | £28,750 | £27,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £33,750 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,000 | £45,000 | £40,600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +10.84% | -7.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £40,000 | £37,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | +6.67% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 50,561 | 117,203 | 121,950 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.43% | 95.41% | 95.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36,942 | 73,752 | 84,378 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,798 | £32,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Applications Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Applications Support
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Applications Support.
Applications Support
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Support over the 6 months to 7 December 2023.
Applications Support
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support within the UK over the 6 months to 7 December 2023. 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 |
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| England | +70 | 532 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 185 |
| UK excluding London | +101 | 425 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 120 |
| Work from Home | +69 | 305 | £60,000 | +39.53% | 76 |
| London | +109 | 241 | £63,000 | +18.87% | 70 |
| South East | +98 | 127 | £42,500 | +13.33% | 27 |
| Wales | +75 | 72 | £45,000 | +12.50% | |
| North of England | +62 | 66 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 35 |
| Scotland | +61 | 57 | £62,500 | +47.06% | 11 |
| North West | +90 | 47 | £47,500 | +18.75% | 17 |
| East of England | +104 | 37 | £38,500 | +2.67% | 17 |
| Midlands | +64 | 34 | £32,500 | -27.78% | 16 |
| South West | +16 | 23 | £32,500 | -6.59% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +67 | 21 | £35,000 | -20.90% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +50 | 16 | £42,500 | - | 13 |
| East Midlands | +46 | 13 | £31,250 | -34.21% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +12 | 9 | £57,500 | +109.09% | 3 |
| North East | +35 | 3 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 5 |
Applications Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 December 2023, Applications Support job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Applications Support in the job title.
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Applications Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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