Support Specialist
UK
The median Support Specialist salary in the UK is £39,228 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 482 | 454 | 794 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | +340 | +136 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Specialist | 234 | 509 | 185 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.42% | 0.51% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.47% | 0.54% | 0.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 176 | 361 | 140 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £27,500 | £32,410 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,813 | £30,385 | £37,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £39,228 | £37,500 | £45,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.61% | -17.58% | +13.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £50,000 | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,750 | £60,000 | £61,300 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £36,500 | £35,000 | £44,535 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.29% | -21.41% | +27.24% |
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 | 50,303 | 93,916 | 91,216 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.69% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,096 | 67,168 | 57,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £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 | £71,250 | £80,559 |
| 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% | +5.64% |
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 16 May 2025.
Support Specialist
Top 16 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 16 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 | -39 | 227 | £40,500 | +6.58% | 153 |
| UK excluding London | +66 | 167 | £36,500 | +4.29% | 99 |
| London | -10 | 64 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 67 |
| Midlands | +65 | 56 | £32,000 | -1.54% | 14 |
| Work from Home | +63 | 56 | £38,455 | -10.57% | 69 |
| West Midlands | +61 | 40 | £31,000 | -4.62% | 11 |
| South East | +64 | 37 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 34 |
| North of England | +2 | 35 | £36,500 | +4.29% | 33 |
| North West | -7 | 31 | £36,500 | +14.06% | 19 |
| East of England | +33 | 29 | £44,000 | +29.81% | |
| East Midlands | +29 | 16 | £32,000 | +8.47% | 3 |
| South West | +85 | 6 | £46,000 | +48.39% | 17 |
| Yorkshire | +34 | 3 | £30,000 | -15.68% | 9 |
| Scotland | +105 | 2 | £24,000 | -15.79% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £52,500 | - | |
| North East | +43 | 1 | £60,000 | +84.62% | 5 |
Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, 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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