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 2 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 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 527 | 868 | 1056 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +341 | +188 | -228 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Specialist | 423 | 78 | 209 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.40% | 0.082% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | 0.090% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 151 | 55 | 133 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £36,600 | £22,095 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,000 | £45,077 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £51,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.77% | +14.44% | -7.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £66,660 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £76,250 | £74,645 |
| 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 | 99,838 | 86,540 | 162,414 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.86% | 91.29% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,991 | 55,953 | 84,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,676 |
| 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 | £50,238 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.49% | +5.76% |
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 2 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 2 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 | +378 | 410 | £47,500 | -7.32% | 85 |
| Work from Home | +246 | 249 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 20 |
| UK excluding London | +139 | 239 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 74 |
| London | +259 | 174 | £42,500 | -33.33% | 9 |
| South East | +60 | 82 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 21 |
| North of England | +89 | 64 | £47,500 | -27.32% | 21 |
| Midlands | +19 | 41 | £45,000 | -10.80% | 18 |
| East of England | +20 | 36 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 7 |
| North West | +16 | 30 | £32,500 | - | 12 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 23 | £65,000 | +27.70% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | +77 | 22 | £50,000 | -23.49% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 17 | £28,500 | -30.83% | 3 |
| North East | - | 12 | £50,000 | - | 2 |
| South West | -19 | 10 | £45,000 | +15.38% | 9 |
| Scotland | -76 | 4 | £41,000 | +2.50% | |
| Wales | +5 | 1 | £30,000 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - |
Technical Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 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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