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 12 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
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 28 62
Rank change year-on-year +12 +34 -6
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support 18 10 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Watford 12.08% 3.52% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.95% 3.85% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 18 9 1
10th Percentile £30,125 - -
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 £47,625 - -
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 139 260 357
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.29% 91.55% 89.25%
Number of salaries quoted 78 210 212
10th Percentile £27,125 £25,438 £34,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £30,000 £50,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -25.00% +9.09%
75th Percentile £59,375 £63,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £77,875 £77,500 £86,250
Hertfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.91% +5.71%

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 12 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 12 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 15 (83.33%) Azure
2 9 (50.00%) Windows
3 8 (44.44%) SQL Server
3 8 (44.44%) IIS
3 8 (44.44%) GIS
4 7 (38.89%) AWS
4 7 (38.89%) Windows Server
4 7 (38.89%) Project Delivery
5 6 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (33.33%) Project Planning
5 6 (33.33%) Finance
5 6 (33.33%) Advertising
5 6 (33.33%) Asset Management
5 6 (33.33%) ITSM
5 6 (33.33%) Service Management
5 6 (33.33%) Python
5 6 (33.33%) SQL
5 6 (33.33%) Oracle
6 5 (27.78%) Root Cause Analysis
7 4 (22.22%) Mobile App
7 4 (22.22%) ServiceNow
7 4 (22.22%) SDLC
7 4 (22.22%) Issue Tracking
7 4 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (22.22%) Agile
7 4 (22.22%) JIRA
7 4 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (22.22%) Project Management
7 4 (22.22%) User Experience
8 3 (16.67%) 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 (44.44%) IIS
2 1 (5.56%) Alfresco
2 1 (5.56%) Documentum
2 1 (5.56%) SharePoint
2 1 (5.56%) Tomcat
Cloud Services
1 15 (83.33%) Azure
2 7 (38.89%) AWS
3 2 (11.11%) Amazon ECS
3 2 (11.11%) AWS Lambda
3 2 (11.11%) IaaS
3 2 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (11.11%) PaaS
3 2 (11.11%) Serverless
4 1 (5.56%) Entra ID
4 1 (5.56%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.56%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (44.44%) GIS
1 8 (44.44%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (22.22%) JIRA
2 1 (5.56%) Log4j
General
1 6 (33.33%) Advertising
1 6 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (33.33%) Finance
2 3 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 2 (11.11%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (11.11%) .NET
2 1 (5.56%) Apache Camel
2 1 (5.56%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 4 (22.22%) Mobile App
2 3 (16.67%) Management Information System
3 1 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 9 (50.00%) Windows
2 7 (38.89%) Windows Server
3 2 (11.11%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (38.89%) Project Delivery
2 6 (33.33%) Asset Management
2 6 (33.33%) ITSM
2 6 (33.33%) Project Planning
2 6 (33.33%) Service Management
3 5 (27.78%) Root Cause Analysis
4 4 (22.22%) Agile
4 4 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (22.22%) Issue Tracking
4 4 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (22.22%) Project Management
4 4 (22.22%) SDLC
4 4 (22.22%) User Experience
5 2 (11.11%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (11.11%) Content Management
5 2 (11.11%) Enterprise Content Management
5 2 (11.11%) Information Management
5 2 (11.11%) IT Strategy
5 2 (11.11%) Service Delivery
6 1 (5.56%) Knowledge Transfer
Programming Languages
1 6 (33.33%) Python
1 6 (33.33%) SQL
2 3 (16.67%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (11.11%) SC Cleared
1 2 (11.11%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.56%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.11%) PCI DSS
1 2 (11.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (5.56%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 6 (33.33%) Oracle
2 4 (22.22%) ServiceNow
3 3 (16.67%) Microsoft