Application Support
UK
The median Application Support salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 348 | 312 | 360 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -36 | +48 | +58 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support | 461 | 922 | 913 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.82% | 0.92% | 0.92% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.91% | 0.98% | 1.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 406 | 687 | 718 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £27,500 | £29,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,750 | £35,640 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -10.00% | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £63,750 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,250 | £90,000 | £87,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £38,000 | £40,341 | £37,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.80% | +7.57% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 50,837 | 94,491 | 90,806 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.77% | 94.69% | 91.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,317 | 67,546 | 57,366 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,886 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 18 May 2025.
Applications Support
Top 16 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 18 May 2025. 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 | -45 | 440 | £45,000 | -2.57% | 251 |
| UK excluding London | -6 | 286 | £38,000 | -5.80% | 142 |
| London | -26 | 161 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 143 |
| Work from Home | -16 | 152 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 93 |
| East of England | +72 | 82 | £36,250 | -23.68% | 12 |
| South East | -4 | 69 | £35,750 | -15.88% | 55 |
| North of England | -9 | 65 | £40,000 | - | 44 |
| Midlands | +12 | 53 | £37,500 | +15.38% | 9 |
| North West | -39 | 39 | £44,500 | -1.11% | 22 |
| West Midlands | +41 | 35 | £42,500 | +32.31% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +53 | 24 | £38,000 | +6.80% | 21 |
| East Midlands | -22 | 18 | £32,500 | -1.95% | 2 |
| Scotland | +88 | 10 | £43,250 | +15.33% | 4 |
| South West | +79 | 5 | £38,500 | -11.49% | 21 |
| North East | +29 | 2 | £33,198 | -11.47% | 1 |
| Wales | -4 | 2 | £43,750 | -2.78% | 1 |
Applications Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, 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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