Support Specialist
UK
The median Support Specialist salary in the UK is £36,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 451 | 716 | 938 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +265 | +222 | -100 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Specialist | 448 | 171 | 339 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.50% | 0.21% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.52% | 0.23% | 0.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 343 | 126 | 247 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,600 | £26,250 | £26,050 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,688 | £32,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £36,000 | £45,000 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +12.50% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,750 | £52,688 | £50,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £56,525 | £61,500 | £65,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £34,000 | £44,535 | £35,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.65% | +27.24% | +6.06% |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Support Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Support Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Support Specialist.
Support Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Specialist over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
Support Specialist
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 Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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 | +245 | 413 | £37,500 | -16.67% | 51 |
| UK excluding London | +195 | 362 | £34,000 | -23.65% | 53 |
| South East | +91 | 110 | £37,500 | -16.67% | 15 |
| North of England | +99 | 106 | £35,000 | -31.82% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +58 | 81 | £41,875 | -7.97% | 22 |
| London | +95 | 72 | £48,250 | +1.58% | 7 |
| North West | +50 | 65 | £32,500 | -40.91% | 1 |
| Midlands | +16 | 65 | £32,875 | -6.07% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +37 | 51 | £32,500 | -10.34% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +91 | 39 | £35,790 | +10.12% | 2 |
| South West | +21 | 29 | £31,500 | +4.13% | 4 |
| East of England | +11 | 29 | £31,947 | -28.26% | 11 |
| East Midlands | -31 | 14 | £35,500 | +29.09% | 3 |
| Wales | +37 | 12 | £34,000 | +44.68% | 2 |
| Scotland | -45 | 9 | £31,500 | +15.93% | 7 |
| North East | -12 | 2 | £45,000 | -5.60% | 2 |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | £37,000 | - |
Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, Support Specialist 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 Support Specialist in the job title.
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Support Specialist 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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