Applications Support Job Trends in Edinburgh

Application Support
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Application Support salary in Edinburgh is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
29 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 73 90
Rank change year-on-year +12 +17 +29
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support 9 5 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 0.85% 0.59% 0.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.88% 0.68% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 9 5 7
10th Percentile - - £38,500
25th Percentile £53,750 £41,375 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £43,250 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +32.95% +8.13% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £45,125 £63,750
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £37,000 £43,250 £37,500
% change year-on-year -14.45% +15.33% -16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 1,028 735 1,340
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.26% 86.17% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 646 324 1,056
10th Percentile £29,375 £26,929 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,247 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +0.80%
75th Percentile £68,161 £83,738 £71,250
90th Percentile £86,250 £98,474 £88,125
Scotland median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -9.09%

Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Applications Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Applications Support job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Applications Support
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in Edinburgh

Applications Support Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 29 June 2026, Applications Support 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 Edinburgh region featuring Applications Support in the job title.

1 6 (66.67%) .NET
1 6 (66.67%) Collateral Management
1 6 (66.67%) Java
1 6 (66.67%) Mentoring
1 6 (66.67%) Oracle
1 6 (66.67%) SQL

Applications Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

General
1 6 (66.67%) Finance
1 6 (66.67%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (66.67%) .NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Collateral Management
1 6 (66.67%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 6 (66.67%) Java
1 6 (66.67%) SQL
Vendors
1 6 (66.67%) Oracle
68 Applications Support jobs Nationwide