Support Analyst Job Trends
Support Analyst
UK
The median Support Analyst salary in the UK is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 161 | 125 | 187 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -36 | +62 | -18 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Analyst | 1,420 | 1,176 | 1,006 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 1.19% | 2.40% | 1.43% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.29% | 2.67% | 1.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,136 | 986 | 581 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £25,875 | £25,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,000 | £28,000 | £30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £34,000 | £33,000 | £35,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.03% | -7.04% | -1.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,938 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £52,500 | £53,750 | £67,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £31,000 | £31,000 | £33,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.06% | +1.54% |
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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 110,105 | 43,964 | 67,208 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.43% | 89.90% | 95.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74,779 | 25,831 | 38,509 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,396 | £53,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.15% | -2.73% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £46,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.57% | -8.00% | -4.76% |
Support Analyst Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Support Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Support Analyst Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in the UK.
Support Analyst Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Analyst over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
Support Analyst Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 16 October 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 | -32 | 1,274 | £34,000 | +3.03% | 176 |
| UK excluding London | -14 | 1,166 | £31,000 | - | 119 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 334 | £37,500 | +19.05% | 55 |
| South East | -1 | 313 | £33,500 | +2.29% | 20 |
| North of England | +25 | 297 | £32,250 | +4.03% | 29 |
| London | -75 | 239 | £44,615 | -0.86% | 60 |
| North West | +61 | 166 | £32,250 | +13.16% | 18 |
| Midlands | -45 | 154 | £35,000 | +16.67% | 25 |
| East of England | -2 | 152 | £30,000 | +9.09% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | -10 | 120 | £34,500 | +24.32% | 9 |
| South West | -57 | 119 | £31,000 | -11.43% | 20 |
| East Midlands | -26 | 109 | £35,000 | +18.64% | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | -28 | 67 | £40,000 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | -77 | 45 | £34,500 | +4.55% | 12 |
| Scotland | 0 | 39 | £30,000 | -14.29% | 6 |
| Wales | -68 | 25 | £35,000 | +16.67% | 7 |
| North East | -86 | 11 | £30,000 | -9.77% | 2 |
Support Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 October 2026, Support Analyst 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 Support Analyst in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 34.6% | 492 |
| 2 | Problem-Solving | 33.7% | 478 |
| 3 | Windows | 29.5% | 419 |
| 4 | Microsoft 365 | 28.9% | 410 |
| 5 | ITIL | 21.8% | 309 |
| 6 | Customer Service | 20.8% | 296 |
| 7 | Active Directory | 20.0% | 284 |
| 8 | Continuous Improvement | 18.9% | 268 |
| 9 | SQL | 16.9% | 240 |
| 10 | ITSM | 15.4% | 218 |
| 11 | Azure | 14.9% | 211 |
| 12 | Service Management | 13.7% | 194 |
| 13 | Degree | 11.2% | 159 |
| 14 | Entra ID | 9.9% | 141 |
| 15 | ERP | 9.4% | 134 |
| 16 | Windows Server | 9.1% | 129 |
| 17 | SharePoint | 9.0% | 128 |
| 18 | Microsoft Office | 8.9% | 126 |
| 19 | Project Delivery | 8.8% | 125 |
| 20 | Change Management | 8.5% | 120 |
| 21 | Microsoft Intune | 8.0% | 114 |
| 22 | Root Cause Analysis | 7.5% | 106 |
| 23 | User Experience | 7.2% | 102 |
| 24 | Stakeholder Engagement | 6.9% | 98 |
| 25 | DNS | 6.8% | 97 |
| 26 | Collaborative Working | 6.6% | 94 |
| 27 | DHCP | 6.3% | 90 |
| 27 | Microsoft Exchange | 6.3% | 90 |
| 29 | SaaS | 6.1% | 86 |
| 30 | Logistics | 5.6% | 80 |
Support Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT Support Analyst | 29.3% | 416 |
| 2 | Applications Support Analyst | 21.6% | 307 |
| 3 | 1st Line Support Analyst | 6.9% | 98 |
| 4 | 2nd Line Support Analyst | 6.8% | 96 |
| 5 | Technical Analyst | 6.7% | 95 |
| 6 | Senior Support Analyst | 6.5% | 93 |
| 7 | Technical Support Analyst | 6.4% | 91 |
| 8 | Systems Support Analyst | 5.9% | 84 |
| 9 | Systems Analyst | 5.0% | 71 |
| 10 | Systems Support | 4.7% | 67 |
| 11 | ITSM Analyst | 4.6% | 66 |
| 11 | Process Analyst | 4.6% | 66 |
| 13 | Business Support Analyst | 4.1% | 58 |
| 14 | Graduate Support Analyst | 3.7% | 52 |
| 15 | Junior Support Analyst | 3.5% | 49 |
| 16 | Software Support Analyst | 3.4% | 48 |
| 17 | ERP Analyst | 3.3% | 47 |
| 17 | ERP Support | 3.3% | 47 |
| 19 | Dynamics 365 Analyst | 3.1% | 44 |
| 20 | Senior Process Analyst | 3.0% | 43 |