Support Specialist
UK
The median Support Specialist salary in the UK is £37,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 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 6 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 449 | 771 | 952 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +322 | +181 | -155 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Specialist | 538 | 185 | 323 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.50% | 0.20% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.53% | 0.22% | 0.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 396 | 139 | 234 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £32,500 | £26,325 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £37,000 | £32,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,000 | £45,000 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.78% | +12.50% | +12.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £53,750 | £50,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £59,000 | £61,800 | £65,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £34,000 | £44,535 | £34,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.65% | +28.16% | -0.71% |
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 | 101,543 | 85,646 | 164,275 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.91% | 91.24% | 95.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 71,805 | 55,459 | 85,654 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £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 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Support Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Support Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Support Specialist.
Support Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Specialist over the 6 months to 6 June 2024.
Support 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 Support Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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 | +292 | 496 | £37,500 | -18.48% | 84 |
| UK excluding London | +189 | 367 | £34,000 | -23.65% | 79 |
| London | +170 | 154 | £47,500 | +2.15% | 17 |
| Work from Home | +72 | 117 | £44,000 | -5.38% | 29 |
| North of England | +105 | 106 | £35,000 | -26.58% | 13 |
| South East | +66 | 88 | £45,000 | - | 26 |
| Midlands | +24 | 69 | £32,500 | -35.00% | 13 |
| North West | +38 | 57 | £32,000 | -41.82% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 50 | £32,500 | -35.00% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +106 | 44 | £35,579 | +0.93% | 5 |
| East of England | +17 | 44 | £33,895 | -23.89% | 8 |
| South West | -3 | 33 | £33,000 | +9.09% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -27 | 19 | £29,500 | -28.05% | 6 |
| Wales | +18 | 12 | £34,000 | +44.68% | 2 |
| Scotland | -72 | 11 | £28,500 | +2.20% | 10 |
| North East | -15 | 5 | £40,000 | -16.09% | |
| Isle of Man | - | 4 | £37,000 | - |
Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 June 2024, Support 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 Support Specialist in the job title.
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Support 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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