Technical Specialist
UK

The median Technical Specialist salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

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 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 544 909 1035
Rank change year-on-year +365 +126 -227
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Specialist 393 86 201
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.40% 0.085% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.093% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 130 62 126
10th Percentile £28,500 £36,025 £24,500
25th Percentile £32,125 £40,500 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -2.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £85,500 £78,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £43,323
% change year-on-year - +15.41% +1.94%

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 93,191 92,882 151,282
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.46% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 66,790 58,425 84,716
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,517
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Technical Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Technical Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Specialist in the UK

Technical Specialist
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Specialist.

Salary trend for Technical Specialist in the UK

Technical Specialist
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Specialist over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Technical Specialist in the UK

Technical 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 Technical Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 7 May 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
England +372 380 £50,000 - 60
Work from Home +263 250 £57,500 +9.52% 22
UK excluding London +129 208 £50,000 - 48
London +279 175 £42,500 -33.33% 7
South East +91 79 £57,500 +23.55% 21
North of England +84 51 £47,500 -27.32% 12
East of England +35 33 £60,000 +20.00% 5
Midlands +21 31 £35,000 -30.62% 15
North West +31 21 £32,500 -45.83% 6
Yorkshire +96 20 £50,000 -23.49% 4
East Midlands - 17 £28,500 - 7
West Midlands +18 13 £65,000 +28.84% 8
North East +5 10 £50,000 +21.95% 2
South West -23 9 £50,000 +39.86% 3
Scotland -73 4 £41,000 +2.50%
Northern Ireland - 1 - -

Technical Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, Technical 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 Technical Specialist in the job title.

1 241 (61.32%) Microsoft
2 236 (60.05%) Active Directory
3 234 (59.54%) Azure
4 217 (55.22%) Entra ID
5 215 (54.71%) 5G
5 215 (54.71%) Cybersecurity
5 215 (54.71%) Linux
5 215 (54.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 214 (54.45%) Analytical Skills
6 214 (54.45%) Microsoft Intune
7 211 (53.69%) CyberArk
7 211 (53.69%) CRM
7 211 (53.69%) Artificial Intelligence
7 211 (53.69%) Tanium
8 210 (53.44%) Technology Strategy
8 210 (53.44%) Ubuntu
8 210 (53.44%) Broadband
8 210 (53.44%) Jamf Pro
8 210 (53.44%) Bash
8 210 (53.44%) Social Media
8 210 (53.44%) IT Strategy
9 48 (12.21%) Social Skills
10 44 (11.20%) Problem-Solving
11 37 (9.41%) Degree
12 34 (8.65%) Microsoft 365
13 23 (5.85%) Driving Licence
14 22 (5.60%) Windows
14 22 (5.60%) Customer Service
15 16 (4.07%) Finance
16 15 (3.82%) HNC

Technical 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (2.04%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.27%) Exchange Server 2013
2 5 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (1.27%) SharePoint Server
3 1 (0.25%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 12 (3.05%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 234 (59.54%) Azure
2 217 (55.22%) Entra ID
3 34 (8.65%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (1.78%) AWS
5 6 (1.53%) Power Platform
6 5 (1.27%) GCP
6 5 (1.27%) ShareGate
7 2 (0.51%) SaaS
7 2 (0.51%) Snowflake
8 1 (0.25%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (0.25%) Azure Table
8 1 (0.25%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.25%) PaaS
8 1 (0.25%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 215 (54.71%) 5G
2 210 (53.44%) Broadband
3 14 (3.56%) Ethernet
3 14 (3.56%) Wireless
4 12 (3.05%) Firewall
5 10 (2.54%) IPsec
6 9 (2.29%) Software-Defined Radio
7 8 (2.04%) VPN
8 7 (1.78%) LAN
9 5 (1.27%) 5G NR
9 5 (1.27%) 802.11
9 5 (1.27%) DKIM
9 5 (1.27%) DMARC
9 5 (1.27%) DNS
9 5 (1.27%) LTE
9 5 (1.27%) SSL
9 5 (1.27%) VoIP
10 3 (0.76%) Cisco ASA
10 3 (0.76%) MPLS
10 3 (0.76%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.53%) QlikView
2 5 (1.27%) Power BI
3 2 (0.51%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (0.51%) Data Vault
3 2 (0.51%) Relational Database
General
1 215 (54.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 214 (54.45%) Analytical Skills
3 48 (12.21%) Social Skills
4 16 (4.07%) Finance
5 14 (3.56%) Retail
6 11 (2.80%) Manufacturing
7 9 (2.29%) Law
8 8 (2.04%) German Language
8 8 (2.04%) Pharmaceutical
9 7 (1.78%) Automotive
9 7 (1.78%) Games
10 6 (1.53%) Agriculture
10 6 (1.53%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.27%) French Language
12 4 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.02%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.02%) Telecoms
13 3 (0.76%) Italian Language
13 3 (0.76%) Spanish Language
14 2 (0.51%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.27%) 802.1X
2 3 (0.76%) REST
2 3 (0.76%) SOAP
2 3 (0.76%) XML
3 2 (0.51%) HTML
3 2 (0.51%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 210 (53.44%) Social Media
2 23 (5.85%) Driving Licence
3 15 (3.82%) Onboarding
4 12 (3.05%) Management Information System
5 11 (2.80%) Data Centre
6 7 (1.78%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.27%) PCIe
8 4 (1.02%) Data Structures
8 4 (1.02%) Reinsurance
9 3 (0.76%) CCTV
10 2 (0.51%) FMCG
10 2 (0.51%) Virtual Team
11 1 (0.25%) Cloud Native
11 1 (0.25%) Cyberattack
11 1 (0.25%) Data Protection Act
11 1 (0.25%) Digital Signage
11 1 (0.25%) Mainframe
11 1 (0.25%) NHS
11 1 (0.25%) Security Operations Centre
11 1 (0.25%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 215 (54.71%) Linux
2 210 (53.44%) Ubuntu
3 22 (5.60%) Windows
4 6 (1.53%) Mac OS
5 5 (1.27%) Android
5 5 (1.27%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.25%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.25%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (54.71%) Cybersecurity
2 211 (53.69%) Artificial Intelligence
2 211 (53.69%) CRM
3 210 (53.44%) IT Strategy
3 210 (53.44%) Technology Strategy
4 44 (11.20%) Problem-Solving
5 22 (5.60%) Customer Service
6 10 (2.54%) Customer Experience
7 9 (2.29%) Time Management
8 8 (2.04%) Project Delivery
9 7 (1.78%) Information Security
9 7 (1.78%) Migration
9 7 (1.78%) User Experience
10 6 (1.53%) Proactive Management
10 6 (1.53%) Thought Leadership
11 5 (1.27%) API Integration
11 5 (1.27%) Continuous Improvement
11 5 (1.27%) Digital Signal Processing
11 5 (1.27%) Mentoring
11 5 (1.27%) Performance Analysis
Programming Languages
1 210 (53.44%) Bash
2 5 (1.27%) PowerShell
3 3 (0.76%) SQL
Qualifications
1 37 (9.41%) Degree
2 15 (3.82%) HNC
3 13 (3.31%) Security Cleared
4 8 (2.04%) SC Cleared
5 6 (1.53%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (1.53%) HND
6 5 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (1.27%) CCNA
7 4 (1.02%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.02%) CCNP
7 4 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.76%) CCDA
9 1 (0.25%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.25%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.25%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.25%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 5 (1.27%) SLA
2 1 (0.25%) QA
System Software
1 236 (60.05%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.27%) Embedded Firmware
2 5 (1.27%) Firmware
3 2 (0.51%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 214 (54.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 210 (53.44%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (0.76%) SCCM
4 1 (0.25%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 241 (61.32%) Microsoft
2 211 (53.69%) CyberArk
2 211 (53.69%) Tanium
3 8 (2.04%) Cisco
4 6 (1.53%) Palo Alto
5 5 (1.27%) Meraki
5 5 (1.27%) Proofpoint
6 3 (0.76%) Avaya
6 3 (0.76%) CheckPoint
6 3 (0.76%) F5
6 3 (0.76%) Juniper
7 2 (0.51%) Allen-Bradley
7 2 (0.51%) Alteryx
7 2 (0.51%) Cognos
7 2 (0.51%) Datto
7 2 (0.51%) MuleSoft
7 2 (0.51%) Oracle
7 2 (0.51%) Siemens
7 2 (0.51%) Veeam
7 2 (0.51%) VMware