Support Consultant Jobs

Support Consultant
UK

The median Support Consultant salary in the UK is £32,500 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 766 862 1202
Rank change year-on-year +96 +340 -336
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Consultant 141 85 59
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.13% 0.090% 0.035%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.098% 0.036%
Number of salaries quoted 121 38 51
10th Percentile £22,000 £28,200 £26,250
25th Percentile £25,500 £31,563 £36,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £61,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -46.94% +36.11% +5.88%
75th Percentile £45,250 £80,000 £61,000
90th Percentile £52,500 £96,625 £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £65,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -53.85% +62.50% +1.91%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 99,552 86,380 162,088
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 91.27% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 70,786 55,655 84,889
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,244
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.48% +5.78%

Support Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Support Consultant in the UK

Support Consultant
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Support Consultant.

Salary trend for Support Consultant in the UK

Support Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Consultant over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Support Consultant in the UK

Support Consultant
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Consultant within the UK 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
England +93 132 £33,750 -39.46% 31
UK excluding London +3 105 £30,000 -53.85% 24
Work from Home +53 58 £43,500 -30.40% 17
North of England +30 44 £35,000 -47.17% 12
North West -4 31 £37,750 -59.19% 10
London +137 30 £48,750 -2.50% 6
South East +3 19 £43,500 -17.14% 5
South West -18 15 £25,000 -27.54% 1
Midlands -3 13 £25,500 -15.00% 3
West Midlands -4 12 £24,750 -10.00% 2
East of England +9 11 £27,500 -49.07% 2
Yorkshire +55 8 £30,000 -53.85%
North East - 5 £35,000 - 2
Wales +9 2 £45,000 -
Scotland - 1 £24,000 - 1

Support Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Support Consultant 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 featuring Support Consultant in the job title.

1 81 (57.45%) Microsoft
2 62 (43.97%) Analytical Skills
3 60 (42.55%) Customer Service
4 57 (40.43%) Problem-Solving
5 41 (29.08%) Social Skills
6 37 (26.24%) Finance
7 33 (23.40%) Active Directory
8 32 (22.70%) Microsoft Exchange
9 31 (21.99%) Microsoft 365
10 28 (19.86%) SQL
11 27 (19.15%) Windows
12 25 (17.73%) ERP
13 23 (16.31%) SQL Server
14 19 (13.48%) Dynamics 365
15 18 (12.77%) Microsoft Office
15 18 (12.77%) Azure
16 15 (10.64%) Sage
17 14 (9.93%) Windows Server
18 12 (8.51%) Logistics
18 12 (8.51%) Degree
18 12 (8.51%) QA
18 12 (8.51%) Product Management
18 12 (8.51%) Sage 200
18 12 (8.51%) Law
18 12 (8.51%) Internet
18 12 (8.51%) SharePoint
18 12 (8.51%) Self-Motivation
19 11 (7.80%) Customer Experience
19 11 (7.80%) OneDrive
19 11 (7.80%) Oracle

Support Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 32 (22.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (8.51%) SharePoint
3 7 (4.96%) IIS
4 1 (0.71%) Apache
4 1 (0.71%) JOnAS
Applications
1 18 (12.77%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 12 (8.51%) Sage 200
2 10 (7.09%) Unit4 Business World
3 5 (3.55%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (3.55%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (1.42%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.71%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.71%) Sage CRM
5 1 (0.71%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.71%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 31 (21.99%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (13.48%) Dynamics 365
3 18 (12.77%) Azure
4 11 (7.80%) OneDrive
5 9 (6.38%) Entra ID
6 7 (4.96%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.71%) Google Workspace
7 1 (0.71%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.71%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.71%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (8.51%) Internet
2 8 (5.67%) Firewall
2 8 (5.67%) Wireless
3 5 (3.55%) LAN
3 5 (3.55%) WAN
4 4 (2.84%) VPN
5 2 (1.42%) DHCP
5 2 (1.42%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (16.31%) SQL Server
2 10 (7.09%) Relational Database
3 6 (4.26%) Power BI
4 2 (1.42%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (1.42%) QlikView
4 2 (1.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.71%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 5 (3.55%) PowerBuilder
General
1 62 (43.97%) Analytical Skills
2 41 (29.08%) Social Skills
3 37 (26.24%) Finance
4 12 (8.51%) Law
5 10 (7.09%) Legal
6 6 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (2.84%) Manufacturing
8 3 (2.13%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.42%) Advertising
10 1 (0.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.71%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.71%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (4.96%) .NET
2 6 (4.26%) XML
3 5 (3.55%) Web Services
4 2 (1.42%) HTML
5 1 (0.71%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.71%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (8.51%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (2.13%) Driving Licence
2 3 (2.13%) Management Information System
3 2 (1.42%) Legacy Applications
4 1 (0.71%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 27 (19.15%) Windows
2 14 (9.93%) Windows Server
3 6 (4.26%) Windows 10
4 4 (2.84%) Windows Server 2003
5 3 (2.13%) Linux
6 2 (1.42%) VMS
7 1 (0.71%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.71%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (42.55%) Customer Service
2 57 (40.43%) Problem-Solving
3 25 (17.73%) ERP
4 12 (8.51%) Logistics
4 12 (8.51%) Product Management
5 11 (7.80%) Customer Experience
6 10 (7.09%) CRM
6 10 (7.09%) Process Improvement
7 9 (6.38%) Analytical Thinking
7 9 (6.38%) Decision-Making
7 9 (6.38%) ITIL
7 9 (6.38%) Service Delivery
7 9 (6.38%) User Acceptance Testing
8 8 (5.67%) Mathematics
9 7 (4.96%) Business Intelligence
9 7 (4.96%) Practice Management
10 6 (4.26%) Critical Thinking
11 5 (3.55%) Accounts Receivable
11 5 (3.55%) Continuous Improvement
11 5 (3.55%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 28 (19.86%) SQL
2 9 (6.38%) PL/SQL
3 6 (4.26%) C#
4 5 (3.55%) VB.NET
5 1 (0.71%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.71%) PHP
Qualifications
1 12 (8.51%) Degree
2 7 (4.96%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (2.84%) MCP
3 4 (2.84%) MCSA
3 4 (2.84%) MCSE
4 3 (2.13%) A+ Certification
5 1 (0.71%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.71%) CCNA
5 1 (0.71%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (0.71%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (8.51%) QA
2 3 (2.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (0.71%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.71%) PMO
System Software
1 33 (23.40%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.42%) Virtual Desktop
2 2 (1.42%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.71%) FreeRADIUS
3 1 (0.71%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.71%) Shibboleth
3 1 (0.71%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (7.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.84%) Backup Exec
2 4 (2.84%) SCCM
Vendors
1 81 (57.45%) Microsoft
2 15 (10.64%) Sage
3 11 (7.80%) Oracle
4 10 (7.09%) Aderant
5 4 (2.84%) Sun
5 4 (2.84%) Veritas
6 2 (1.42%) Cognos
6 2 (1.42%) Cyberscience
6 2 (1.42%) SAP
7 1 (0.71%) Apple
7 1 (0.71%) Aruba
7 1 (0.71%) Avaya
7 1 (0.71%) Cisco
7 1 (0.71%) Computacenter
7 1 (0.71%) Google
7 1 (0.71%) HP
7 1 (0.71%) VMware