Applications Support Jobs in Wales

Application Support
UK > Wales

The median Application Support salary in Wales is £43,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 77 84 102
Rank change year-on-year +7 +18 -8
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support 2 42 31
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 0.18% 1.96% 1.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 2.11% 2.13%
Number of salaries quoted 2 8 2
10th Percentile £37,875 - £22,500
25th Percentile £38,438 - £23,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,750 £45,000 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +63.64% -9.84%
75th Percentile £50,313 - £31,625
90th Percentile £51,625 £46,125 £32,900
UK median annual salary £44,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.11% -10.00% +17.65%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 982 1,995 1,454
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.14% 92.92% 86.04%
Number of salaries quoted 549 1,368 813
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,250 £26,391
25th Percentile £25,087 £32,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.96% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £73,000 £70,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings that featured Applications Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Applications Support in Wales

Applications Support
Salary Trend in Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Applications Support in Wales.

Salary trend for Applications Support in Wales

Applications Support
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support within the Wales region over the 6 months to 28 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
West Wales +11 1 £42,500 -5.56%
South Wales +5 1 £45,000 -5.26% 14
Applications Support
UK

Applications Support Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 28 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 across the Wales region featuring Applications Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Git
2 1 (50.00%) AWS
2 1 (50.00%) Confluence
2 1 (50.00%) RedPrairie
2 1 (50.00%) High Availability
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Change Control
2 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (50.00%) Docker
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
2 1 (50.00%) Fintech
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) JUnit
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Linux
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) PMI
2 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) JDA
2 1 (50.00%) Spring
2 1 (50.00%) Logistics
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Windows Vista

Applications Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 1 (50.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) Git
2 1 (50.00%) JUnit
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (50.00%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Change Control
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Fintech
1 1 (50.00%) High Availability
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) Logistics
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Java
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Docker
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) JDA
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) RedPrairie
1 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow