Application Support
UK
The median Application Support daily rate in the UK is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 389 | 411 | 530 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | +119 | -15 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Applications Support | 215 | 331 | 347 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.50% | 0.55% | 0.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.54% | 0.58% | 0.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 153 | 276 | 245 |
| 10th Percentile | £189 | £263 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £363 | £315 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £525 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +23.53% | +9.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £571 | £675 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £823 | £645 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £331 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.75% | -5.36% | +7.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.18 | - | £19.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.50 | £21.00 | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £22.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.36% | -4.35% | -5.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £32.50 | £23.00 | £33.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £59.92 | - | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | - | £24.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +47.69% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Applications Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Applications Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Applications Support.
Applications Support
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Applications Support over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Applications Support.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Applications Support over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Applications Support
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +33 | 185 | £450 | -18.18% | 129 |
| London | +2 | 117 | £500 | -13.04% | 58 |
| Work from Home | +68 | 81 | £486 | -7.48% | 51 |
| UK excluding London | +50 | 77 | £400 | +20.75% | 79 |
| South East | +18 | 24 | £300 | -1.64% | 11 |
| Midlands | +32 | 14 | £400 | +14.29% | 14 |
| South West | +26 | 14 | £475 | +2.70% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +41 | 13 | £300 | -21.31% | 6 |
| Scotland | +32 | 12 | £750 | +66.67% | 11 |
| East of England | +20 | 11 | £350 | +9.38% | 14 |
| North of England | +19 | 1 | £250 | -28.57% | 17 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 1 | £400 | +33.33% | 8 |
| North West | +7 | 1 | £250 | -28.57% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | +4 | 1 | - | - |
Applications Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Applications Support contract 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 contract job ads featuring Applications Support in the job title.
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Applications Support 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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