Applications Support Jobs in the North West

Application Support
England > North West

The median Application Support salary in the North West is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 215 203 218
Rank change year-on-year -12 +15 -24
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support 83 91 119
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.78% 1.23% 1.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.82% 1.38% 1.29%
Number of salaries quoted 54 79 100
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,950 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £34,750 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - +12.50% +18.52%
75th Percentile £47,500 £58,125 £43,750
90th Percentile £50,000 £67,500 £51,250
England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +17.65% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 10,124 6,596 9,240
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.88% 89.24% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 7,670 3,972 5,398
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,138 £28,250
25th Percentile £36,500 £40,791 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,525 £81,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%

Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Applications Support in the North West

Applications Support
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Applications Support in the North West.

Salary trend for Applications Support in the North West

Applications Support
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Support in the North West over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Applications Support in the North West

Applications Support
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester +7 50 £45,000 -8.05% 6
Cheshire -2 14 £40,000 +37.93% 2
Lancashire -12 8 £50,000 -9.09% 2
Cumbria -11 6 £45,000 +28.57%
Merseyside -5 5 £48,500 +24.36% 4
Applications Support
England

Applications Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, 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 North West region featuring Applications Support in the job title.

1 33 (39.76%) Finance
2 24 (28.92%) Social Skills
3 22 (26.51%) Problem-Solving
4 18 (21.69%) SQL
5 17 (20.48%) User Acceptance Testing
6 16 (19.28%) Customer Service
7 15 (18.07%) Dynamics 365
8 14 (16.87%) Marketing
8 14 (16.87%) ERP
9 13 (15.66%) Degree
10 12 (14.46%) Microsoft
11 11 (13.25%) Migration
11 11 (13.25%) Data Migration
12 10 (12.05%) Security Cleared
13 9 (10.84%) Decision-Making
13 9 (10.84%) T-SQL
14 8 (9.64%) Shell Script
14 8 (9.64%) Data Security
14 8 (9.64%) Oracle
14 8 (9.64%) IIS
14 8 (9.64%) Web Services
14 8 (9.64%) ITIL
14 8 (9.64%) Unix
14 8 (9.64%) Windows
14 8 (9.64%) Solaris
14 8 (9.64%) Linux
14 8 (9.64%) Apache
14 8 (9.64%) Tomcat
14 8 (9.64%) NEC
14 8 (9.64%) Local Government

Applications Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 (9.64%) Apache
1 8 (9.64%) IIS
1 8 (9.64%) Tomcat
2 1 (1.20%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (3.61%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 8 (9.64%) NEC Housing
2 3 (3.61%) Infor SunSystems
2 3 (3.61%) iTrent
3 1 (1.20%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 15 (18.07%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (2.41%) AWS
2 2 (2.41%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (2.41%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (9.64%) Oracle Database
2 3 (3.61%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 5 (6.02%) Eclipse
General
1 33 (39.76%) Finance
2 24 (28.92%) Social Skills
3 14 (16.87%) Marketing
4 8 (9.64%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (9.64%) Local Government
4 8 (9.64%) Police
4 8 (9.64%) Public Sector
5 3 (3.61%) Back Office
5 3 (3.61%) Manufacturing
6 2 (2.41%) Aerospace
6 2 (2.41%) Law
7 1 (1.20%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.20%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (9.64%) Web Services
2 2 (2.41%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 8 (9.64%) Public Cloud
2 3 (3.61%) Driving Licence
2 3 (3.61%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (2.41%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (2.41%) Legacy Code
3 2 (2.41%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (1.20%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 8 (9.64%) Linux
1 8 (9.64%) Solaris
1 8 (9.64%) Unix
1 8 (9.64%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (26.51%) Problem-Solving
2 17 (20.48%) User Acceptance Testing
3 16 (19.28%) Customer Service
4 14 (16.87%) ERP
5 11 (13.25%) Data Migration
5 11 (13.25%) Migration
6 9 (10.84%) Decision-Making
7 8 (9.64%) Data Security
7 8 (9.64%) ITIL
7 8 (9.64%) Network Architecture
7 8 (9.64%) Server Management
7 8 (9.64%) Task Automation
8 7 (8.43%) Service Delivery
9 6 (7.23%) Analytical Thinking
9 6 (7.23%) Logistics
9 6 (7.23%) Product Management
9 6 (7.23%) Release Management
9 6 (7.23%) Root Cause Analysis
10 5 (6.02%) Collaborative Working
11 4 (4.82%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 18 (21.69%) SQL
2 9 (10.84%) T-SQL
3 8 (9.64%) Shell Script
4 6 (7.23%) VB
Qualifications
1 13 (15.66%) Degree
2 10 (12.05%) Security Cleared
3 3 (3.61%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (2.41%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (9.64%) Accessibility
2 3 (3.61%) SLA
3 1 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 12 (14.46%) Microsoft
2 8 (9.64%) NEC
2 8 (9.64%) Oracle
3 6 (7.23%) ServiceNow
4 5 (6.02%) Guidewire
5 3 (3.61%) Infor
5 3 (3.61%) SAP
6 2 (2.41%) Salesforce