IT Support Specialist Jobs in Birmingham

IT Support Specialist
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median IT Support Specialist salary in Birmingham is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 146 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Specialist 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.16% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £33,000 - -
25th Percentile £36,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £32,500 - £27,500

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,951 1,663 3,016
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 92.80% 96.20%
Number of salaries quoted 2,350 1,306 2,254
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £40,750 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.76%
75th Percentile £69,914 £70,713 £72,500
90th Percentile £84,964 £81,250 £85,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

IT Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Support Specialist in Birmingham

IT Support Specialist
Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Support Specialist in Birmingham.

Salary trend for IT Support Specialist in Birmingham

IT Support Specialist
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support Specialist in Birmingham over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Support Specialist in Birmingham

IT Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 10 June 2024, IT Support 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 across the Birmingham region featuring IT Support Specialist in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (80.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (60.00%) VMware
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (60.00%) vSphere
2 3 (60.00%) SharePoint
3 2 (40.00%) Degree
4 1 (20.00%) Mathematics
4 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
4 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
4 1 (20.00%) CentOS
4 1 (20.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (20.00%) Mac OS
4 1 (20.00%) Scientific Linux
4 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Line Management
4 1 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
4 1 (20.00%) Ubuntu
4 1 (20.00%) Smartphone
4 1 (20.00%) Derivative
4 1 (20.00%) Front Office
4 1 (20.00%) Back Office
4 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing

IT Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (60.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Back Office
3 1 (20.00%) Front Office
3 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Derivative
1 1 (20.00%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
2 1 (20.00%) CentOS
2 1 (20.00%) Debian
2 1 (20.00%) Linux
2 1 (20.00%) Mac OS
2 1 (20.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (20.00%) Scientific Linux
2 1 (20.00%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) Line Management
2 1 (20.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (20.00%) Project Management
2 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (20.00%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (40.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 4 (80.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (60.00%) vSphere
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (60.00%) VMware