Technical Specialist Jobs in England

Technical Specialist
UK > England

The median Technical Specialist salary in England is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 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
24 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 473 850 993
Rank change year-on-year +377 +143 -201
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Specialist 393 60 179
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.45% 0.069% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 0.075% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 132 46 116
10th Percentile £28,050 £37,500 £21,806
25th Percentile £31,250 £45,875 £37,422
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,250 £47,250
Median % change year-on-year -7.32% +8.47% -0.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,070 £61,588
90th Percentile £65,000 £82,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £51,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -7.77% +8.42% -3.06%

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 82,980 79,798 132,360
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.51% 96.04%
Number of salaries quoted 61,732 50,828 74,914
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,220 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.65% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £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 24 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 24 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 +248 173 £42,500 -32.00% 10
South East +93 81 £57,500 +23.66% 17
North of England +88 55 £47,500 -27.32% 20
East of England +37 36 £60,000 +14.29% 5
Midlands +12 36 £35,000 -31.24% 16
North West +20 23 £32,500 -60.61% 11
Yorkshire +95 21 £50,000 -23.49% 6
West Midlands +22 18 £65,000 +27.70% 14
East Midlands - 17 £28,500 - 2
North East - 11 £50,000 - 3
South West -13 9 £47,500 +21.79% 8
Technical Specialist
UK

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

For the 6 months to 24 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 (61.07%) Microsoft
2 233 (59.29%) Active Directory
3 231 (58.78%) Azure
4 216 (54.96%) Entra ID
5 215 (54.71%) Analytical Skills
5 215 (54.71%) 5G
6 214 (54.45%) Cybersecurity
6 214 (54.45%) Linux
7 213 (54.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 212 (53.94%) Microsoft Intune
8 212 (53.94%) CRM
9 211 (53.69%) Artificial Intelligence
9 211 (53.69%) CyberArk
9 211 (53.69%) Tanium
10 210 (53.44%) Technology Strategy
10 210 (53.44%) IT Strategy
10 210 (53.44%) Jamf Pro
10 210 (53.44%) Social Media
10 210 (53.44%) Bash
10 210 (53.44%) Ubuntu
10 210 (53.44%) Broadband
11 47 (11.96%) Social Skills
12 45 (11.45%) Problem-Solving
13 37 (9.41%) Degree
14 32 (8.14%) Microsoft 365
15 26 (6.62%) Customer Service
16 22 (5.60%) Driving Licence
17 20 (5.09%) Windows
18 15 (3.82%) HNC
18 15 (3.82%) Manufacturing

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 (1.53%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.27%) Exchange Server 2013
2 5 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (1.27%) SharePoint Server
3 1 (0.25%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 13 (3.31%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.25%) Acrobat
3 1 (0.25%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 231 (58.78%) Azure
2 216 (54.96%) Entra ID
3 32 (8.14%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (1.78%) AWS
5 5 (1.27%) GCP
5 5 (1.27%) Power Platform
5 5 (1.27%) ShareGate
6 2 (0.51%) SaaS
6 2 (0.51%) Snowflake
7 1 (0.25%) ChatGPT
7 1 (0.25%) PaaS
7 1 (0.25%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 215 (54.71%) 5G
2 210 (53.44%) Broadband
3 14 (3.56%) Ethernet
3 14 (3.56%) Wireless
4 12 (3.05%) Firewall
5 10 (2.54%) IPsec
6 9 (2.29%) Software-Defined Radio
7 8 (2.04%) VPN
8 7 (1.78%) LAN
9 5 (1.27%) 5G NR
9 5 (1.27%) 802.11
9 5 (1.27%) DKIM
9 5 (1.27%) DMARC
9 5 (1.27%) DNS
9 5 (1.27%) LTE
9 5 (1.27%) SSL
9 5 (1.27%) VoIP
10 3 (0.76%) MPLS
10 3 (0.76%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.76%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.53%) QlikView
2 5 (1.27%) Power BI
3 2 (0.51%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (0.51%) Data Vault
3 2 (0.51%) Relational Database
General
1 215 (54.71%) Analytical Skills
2 213 (54.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 47 (11.96%) Social Skills
4 15 (3.82%) Manufacturing
5 14 (3.56%) Retail
6 11 (2.80%) Finance
7 9 (2.29%) Law
8 8 (2.04%) Pharmaceutical
9 7 (1.78%) Agriculture
9 7 (1.78%) Automotive
9 7 (1.78%) Games
10 5 (1.27%) German Language
10 5 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.02%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.02%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.51%) Banking
12 2 (0.51%) French Language
12 2 (0.51%) Legal
12 2 (0.51%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.27%) 802.1X
2 3 (0.76%) REST
2 3 (0.76%) SOAP
2 3 (0.76%) XML
3 2 (0.51%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 210 (53.44%) Social Media
2 22 (5.60%) Driving Licence
3 14 (3.56%) Onboarding
4 11 (2.80%) Data Centre
4 11 (2.80%) Management Information System
5 6 (1.53%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (1.27%) PCIe
7 4 (1.02%) Data Structures
7 4 (1.02%) Reinsurance
8 3 (0.76%) CCTV
9 2 (0.51%) FMCG
9 2 (0.51%) Life Science
9 2 (0.51%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.25%) Cloud Native
10 1 (0.25%) Cyberattack
10 1 (0.25%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.25%) Lidar
10 1 (0.25%) NHS
10 1 (0.25%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.25%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 214 (54.45%) Linux
2 210 (53.44%) Ubuntu
3 20 (5.09%) Windows
4 6 (1.53%) Mac OS
5 5 (1.27%) Android
6 4 (1.02%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.25%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.25%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 214 (54.45%) Cybersecurity
2 212 (53.94%) CRM
3 211 (53.69%) Artificial Intelligence
4 210 (53.44%) IT Strategy
4 210 (53.44%) Technology Strategy
5 45 (11.45%) Problem-Solving
6 26 (6.62%) Customer Service
7 11 (2.80%) Customer Experience
8 8 (2.04%) Thought Leadership
9 7 (1.78%) Information Security
9 7 (1.78%) Migration
9 7 (1.78%) User Experience
10 6 (1.53%) Proactive Management
10 6 (1.53%) Time Management
11 5 (1.27%) API Integration
11 5 (1.27%) Continuous Improvement
11 5 (1.27%) Digital Signal Processing
11 5 (1.27%) Performance Analysis
11 5 (1.27%) Project Delivery
11 5 (1.27%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 210 (53.44%) Bash
2 3 (0.76%) PowerShell
2 3 (0.76%) SQL
Qualifications
1 37 (9.41%) Degree
2 15 (3.82%) HNC
3 10 (2.54%) Security Cleared
4 6 (1.53%) HND
5 5 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (1.27%) CCNA
5 5 (1.27%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (1.27%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.02%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.76%) CCDA
7 3 (0.76%) CCNP
8 1 (0.25%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.25%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.25%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.25%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (1.02%) SLA
3 2 (0.51%) QA
System Software
1 233 (59.29%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.27%) Embedded Firmware
2 5 (1.27%) Firmware
3 2 (0.51%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 212 (53.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 210 (53.44%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (0.76%) SCCM
4 1 (0.25%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 240 (61.07%) Microsoft
2 211 (53.69%) CyberArk
2 211 (53.69%) Tanium
3 5 (1.27%) Cisco
3 5 (1.27%) Proofpoint
4 3 (0.76%) Avaya
4 3 (0.76%) CheckPoint
4 3 (0.76%) F5
4 3 (0.76%) Juniper
4 3 (0.76%) Palo Alto
5 2 (0.51%) Allen-Bradley
5 2 (0.51%) Alteryx
5 2 (0.51%) Cognos
5 2 (0.51%) Datto
5 2 (0.51%) Meraki
5 2 (0.51%) MuleSoft
5 2 (0.51%) Siemens
5 2 (0.51%) Veeam
5 2 (0.51%) VMware
6 1 (0.25%) Polycom