Technical Specialist Jobs in England

Technical Specialist
UK > England

The median Technical Specialist salary in England is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 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
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 485 867 985
Rank change year-on-year +382 +118 -197
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Specialist 385 58 177
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.45% 0.066% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 0.072% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 125 45 115
10th Percentile £28,500 £37,500 £22,384
25th Percentile £32,000 £45,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +7.37% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,070 £61,588
90th Percentile £65,000 £83,250 £75,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £51,750 £47,500
% change year-on-year -3.38% +8.95% -2.06%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 81,786 81,001 131,568
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.57% 91.55% 96.04%
Number of salaries quoted 60,839 51,644 75,317
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Technical Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Technical Specialist in England

Technical Specialist
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Specialist in England.

Salary trend for Technical Specialist in England

Technical Specialist
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Specialist in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Technical Specialist in England

Technical Specialist
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 20 May 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
London +263 174 £40,000 -37.25% 10
South East +83 81 £57,500 +23.66% 16
North of England +81 53 £47,500 -27.32% 23
East of England +28 34 £60,000 +17.07% 9
Midlands +15 32 £35,000 -31.24% 17
North West +19 23 £32,500 -60.61% 12
Yorkshire +97 20 £50,000 -23.49% 7
East Midlands - 17 £28,500 - 2
West Midlands +17 14 £65,000 +27.70% 15
North East - 10 £50,000 - 4
South West -15 8 £50,000 +28.21% 10
Technical Specialist
UK

Technical Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Technical 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 England region featuring Technical Specialist in the job title.

1 240 (62.34%) Microsoft
2 233 (60.52%) Active Directory
3 231 (60.00%) Azure
4 216 (56.10%) Entra ID
5 215 (55.84%) Analytical Skills
5 215 (55.84%) 5G
6 214 (55.58%) Cybersecurity
6 214 (55.58%) Linux
7 213 (55.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 212 (55.06%) Microsoft Intune
8 212 (55.06%) CRM
9 211 (54.81%) Artificial Intelligence
9 211 (54.81%) CyberArk
9 211 (54.81%) Tanium
10 210 (54.55%) Technology Strategy
10 210 (54.55%) IT Strategy
10 210 (54.55%) Jamf Pro
10 210 (54.55%) Bash
10 210 (54.55%) Social Media
10 210 (54.55%) Ubuntu
10 210 (54.55%) Broadband
11 47 (12.21%) Social Skills
12 45 (11.69%) Problem-Solving
13 37 (9.61%) Degree
14 32 (8.31%) Microsoft 365
15 24 (6.23%) Customer Service
16 23 (5.97%) Driving Licence
17 21 (5.45%) Windows
18 15 (3.90%) HNC
19 14 (3.64%) Ethernet

Technical Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 6 (1.56%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.30%) Exchange Server 2013
2 5 (1.30%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (1.30%) SharePoint Server
3 1 (0.26%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 13 (3.38%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.26%) Acrobat
3 1 (0.26%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 231 (60.00%) Azure
2 216 (56.10%) Entra ID
3 32 (8.31%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (1.82%) AWS
5 5 (1.30%) GCP
5 5 (1.30%) Power Platform
5 5 (1.30%) ShareGate
6 2 (0.52%) SaaS
6 2 (0.52%) Snowflake
7 1 (0.26%) ChatGPT
7 1 (0.26%) PaaS
7 1 (0.26%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 215 (55.84%) 5G
2 210 (54.55%) Broadband
3 14 (3.64%) Ethernet
3 14 (3.64%) Wireless
4 12 (3.12%) Firewall
5 10 (2.60%) IPsec
6 9 (2.34%) Software-Defined Radio
7 8 (2.08%) VPN
8 7 (1.82%) LAN
9 5 (1.30%) 5G NR
9 5 (1.30%) 802.11
9 5 (1.30%) DKIM
9 5 (1.30%) DMARC
9 5 (1.30%) DNS
9 5 (1.30%) LTE
9 5 (1.30%) SSL
9 5 (1.30%) VoIP
10 3 (0.78%) Cisco ASA
10 3 (0.78%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.78%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.56%) QlikView
2 5 (1.30%) Power BI
3 2 (0.52%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (0.52%) Data Vault
3 2 (0.52%) Relational Database
General
1 215 (55.84%) Analytical Skills
2 213 (55.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 47 (12.21%) Social Skills
4 14 (3.64%) Retail
5 13 (3.38%) Manufacturing
6 11 (2.86%) Finance
7 9 (2.34%) Law
8 8 (2.08%) Pharmaceutical
9 7 (1.82%) Automotive
9 7 (1.82%) Games
10 6 (1.56%) Agriculture
10 6 (1.56%) German Language
11 5 (1.30%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (1.04%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.04%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.04%) Telecoms
13 3 (0.78%) French Language
14 2 (0.52%) Banking
14 2 (0.52%) Legal
14 2 (0.52%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.30%) 802.1X
2 3 (0.78%) REST
2 3 (0.78%) SOAP
2 3 (0.78%) XML
3 2 (0.52%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 210 (54.55%) Social Media
2 23 (5.97%) Driving Licence
3 14 (3.64%) Onboarding
4 12 (3.12%) Management Information System
5 11 (2.86%) Data Centre
6 6 (1.56%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.30%) PCIe
8 4 (1.04%) Data Structures
8 4 (1.04%) Reinsurance
9 3 (0.78%) CCTV
10 2 (0.52%) FMCG
10 2 (0.52%) Virtual Team
11 1 (0.26%) Cloud Native
11 1 (0.26%) Cyberattack
11 1 (0.26%) Data Protection Act
11 1 (0.26%) Digital Signage
11 1 (0.26%) Lidar
11 1 (0.26%) NHS
11 1 (0.26%) Product Ownership
11 1 (0.26%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 214 (55.58%) Linux
2 210 (54.55%) Ubuntu
3 21 (5.45%) Windows
4 6 (1.56%) Mac OS
5 5 (1.30%) Android
6 4 (1.04%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.26%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.26%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 214 (55.58%) Cybersecurity
2 212 (55.06%) CRM
3 211 (54.81%) Artificial Intelligence
4 210 (54.55%) IT Strategy
4 210 (54.55%) Technology Strategy
5 45 (11.69%) Problem-Solving
6 24 (6.23%) Customer Service
7 11 (2.86%) Customer Experience
8 7 (1.82%) Information Security
8 7 (1.82%) Migration
8 7 (1.82%) Thought Leadership
8 7 (1.82%) User Experience
9 6 (1.56%) Proactive Management
9 6 (1.56%) Time Management
10 5 (1.30%) API Integration
10 5 (1.30%) Computer Science
10 5 (1.30%) Digital Signal Processing
10 5 (1.30%) Project Delivery
10 5 (1.30%) Server Migrations
10 5 (1.30%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 210 (54.55%) Bash
2 3 (0.78%) PowerShell
2 3 (0.78%) SQL
Qualifications
1 37 (9.61%) Degree
2 15 (3.90%) HNC
3 10 (2.60%) Security Cleared
4 6 (1.56%) HND
5 5 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (1.30%) CCNA
5 5 (1.30%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (1.30%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.04%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.04%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.78%) CCDA
7 3 (0.78%) CCNP
8 1 (0.26%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.26%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.26%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.26%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (1.04%) SLA
3 2 (0.52%) QA
System Software
1 233 (60.52%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.30%) Embedded Firmware
2 5 (1.30%) Firmware
3 2 (0.52%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 212 (55.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 210 (54.55%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (0.78%) SCCM
4 1 (0.26%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 240 (62.34%) Microsoft
2 211 (54.81%) CyberArk
2 211 (54.81%) Tanium
3 5 (1.30%) Cisco
3 5 (1.30%) Proofpoint
4 3 (0.78%) Avaya
4 3 (0.78%) CheckPoint
4 3 (0.78%) F5
4 3 (0.78%) Juniper
4 3 (0.78%) Palo Alto
5 2 (0.52%) Allen-Bradley
5 2 (0.52%) Alteryx
5 2 (0.52%) Cognos
5 2 (0.52%) Datto
5 2 (0.52%) Meraki
5 2 (0.52%) MuleSoft
5 2 (0.52%) Siemens
5 2 (0.52%) Veeam
5 2 (0.52%) VMware
6 1 (0.26%) BroadSoft