Support Specialist Job Trends in Winsford

Support Specialist
Cheshire > Winsford

The median Support Specialist salary in Winsford is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Specialist 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Winsford 6.25% - 5.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.69% - 6.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £30,000
75th Percentile £47,500 - £32,500
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median annual salary £45,000 £36,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year +23.29% +21.67% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Winsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Winsford. 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 Winsford with a recognized job title 13 2 16
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.25% 100.00% 94.12%
Number of salaries quoted 13 0 16
10th Percentile - - £23,250
25th Percentile £50,000 - £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +82.69%
75th Percentile £100,000 - £53,750
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £45,048
% change year-on-year +25.00% -11.21% -5.16%

Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Winsford

For the 6 months to 30 July 2026, Support Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Winsford region featuring Support Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (100.00%) Data Security
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure

Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Winsford by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Security
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) VMware