Technical Specialist
UK
The median Technical Specialist salary in the UK is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 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 7 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 522 | 863 | 1067 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +341 | +204 | -253 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Specialist | 436 | 80 | 210 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.40% | 0.085% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.43% | 0.094% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 158 | 55 | 134 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,350 | £36,600 | £22,239 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,000 | £45,077 | £36,025 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £51,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.77% | +14.44% | -7.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,875 | £66,660 | £60,938 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £76,250 | £74,468 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +17.65% | - |
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 | 102,423 | 85,496 | 164,500 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.93% | 91.22% | 95.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72,429 | 55,387 | 85,689 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,564 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| 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 | £50,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +5.94% | +6.32% |
Technical Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Specialist.
Technical Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Specialist over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.
Technical Specialist
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 7 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 |
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| England | +358 | 423 | £47,500 | -7.32% | 69 |
| UK excluding London | +141 | 252 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 58 |
| Work from Home | +240 | 249 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 17 |
| London | +234 | 174 | £42,500 | -33.33% | 9 |
| South East | +53 | 83 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 17 |
| North of England | +94 | 71 | £47,500 | -27.32% | 16 |
| Midlands | +15 | 46 | £51,250 | +1.59% | 10 |
| North West | +31 | 36 | £32,500 | - | 10 |
| East of England | +22 | 36 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 28 | £65,000 | +27.70% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +88 | 23 | £50,000 | -23.49% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 17 | £28,500 | -30.83% | 1 |
| North East | - | 12 | £50,000 | - | 1 |
| South West | -16 | 10 | £45,000 | +15.38% | 10 |
| Scotland | -70 | 4 | £41,000 | +2.50% | 1 |
| Wales | +7 | 1 | £30,000 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - |
Technical Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 June 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 featuring Technical Specialist in the job title.
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Technical Specialist 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:
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