Applications Support Jobs in Watford

Application Support
Hertfordshire > Watford

The median Application Support salary in Watford is £43,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 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
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 30 61
Rank change year-on-year +14 +31 -4
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support 19 10 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Watford 13.19% 3.50% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.97% 3.80% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 19 9 1
10th Percentile £30,500 - -
25th Percentile £31,250 £25,438 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £48,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.34% -35.33% +93.55%
75th Percentile £45,000 £50,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £46,750 - -
Hertfordshire median annual salary £42,500 £48,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.37% -11.82% +57.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Watford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title 136 263 347
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.44% 91.96% 88.97%
Number of salaries quoted 78 213 219
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,600 £33,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £30,000 £50,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,500 £45,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.11% -25.00% +9.09%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £75,750 £77,500 £86,250
Hertfordshire median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -13.04% +9.52%

Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

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

Job vacancy trend for Applications Support in Watford

Applications Support
Salary Trend in Watford

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

Salary trend for Applications Support in Watford

Applications Support
Salary Histogram in Watford

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Support in Watford over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Applications Support in Watford

Applications Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford

For the 6 months to 21 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 Watford region featuring Applications Support in the job title.

1 16 (84.21%) Azure
2 9 (47.37%) Windows
3 8 (42.11%) SQL Server
3 8 (42.11%) IIS
3 8 (42.11%) GIS
3 8 (42.11%) AWS
4 7 (36.84%) Windows Server
4 7 (36.84%) Python
4 7 (36.84%) SQL
4 7 (36.84%) Project Delivery
5 6 (31.58%) Oracle
5 6 (31.58%) Finance
5 6 (31.58%) Advertising
5 6 (31.58%) Asset Management
5 6 (31.58%) ITSM
5 6 (31.58%) Service Management
5 6 (31.58%) Root Cause Analysis
5 6 (31.58%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (31.58%) Project Planning
6 5 (26.32%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (21.05%) User Experience
7 4 (21.05%) Mobile App
7 4 (21.05%) ServiceNow
7 4 (21.05%) SDLC
7 4 (21.05%) Issue Tracking
7 4 (21.05%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (21.05%) Agile
7 4 (21.05%) JIRA
7 4 (21.05%) Project Management
7 4 (21.05%) Java

Applications Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford 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 (42.11%) IIS
2 1 (5.26%) Alfresco
2 1 (5.26%) Documentum
2 1 (5.26%) SharePoint
2 1 (5.26%) Tomcat
Cloud Services
1 16 (84.21%) Azure
2 8 (42.11%) AWS
3 3 (15.79%) Amazon ECS
3 3 (15.79%) AWS Lambda
3 3 (15.79%) Serverless
4 2 (10.53%) IaaS
4 2 (10.53%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (10.53%) PaaS
5 1 (5.26%) Entra ID
5 1 (5.26%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.26%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (42.11%) GIS
1 8 (42.11%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (21.05%) JIRA
2 1 (5.26%) Log4j
General
1 6 (31.58%) Advertising
1 6 (31.58%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (31.58%) Finance
2 3 (15.79%) Retail
2 3 (15.79%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (15.79%) .NET
2 1 (5.26%) Apache Camel
2 1 (5.26%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 4 (21.05%) Mobile App
2 3 (15.79%) Management Information System
3 1 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 9 (47.37%) Windows
2 7 (36.84%) Windows Server
3 2 (10.53%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (36.84%) Project Delivery
2 6 (31.58%) Asset Management
2 6 (31.58%) ITSM
2 6 (31.58%) Project Planning
2 6 (31.58%) Root Cause Analysis
2 6 (31.58%) Service Management
3 5 (26.32%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (21.05%) Agile
4 4 (21.05%) Issue Tracking
4 4 (21.05%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (21.05%) Project Management
4 4 (21.05%) SDLC
4 4 (21.05%) User Experience
5 2 (10.53%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (10.53%) Content Management
5 2 (10.53%) Enterprise Content Management
5 2 (10.53%) Information Management
5 2 (10.53%) IT Strategy
5 2 (10.53%) Service Delivery
6 1 (5.26%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 7 (36.84%) Python
1 7 (36.84%) SQL
2 4 (21.05%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (10.53%) SC Cleared
1 2 (10.53%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.26%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (15.79%) PCI DSS
1 3 (15.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (5.26%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 6 (31.58%) Oracle
2 4 (21.05%) Microsoft
2 4 (21.05%) ServiceNow