Application Support
UK
The median Application Support daily rate in the UK is £413 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 May 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 24 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 346 | 389 | 515 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +43 | +126 | -14 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Applications Support | 231 | 323 | 342 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.54% | 0.57% | 0.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.58% | 0.60% | 0.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 167 | 281 | 232 |
| 10th Percentile | £189 | £275 | £208 |
| 25th Percentile | £290 | £375 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | £525 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.43% | +31.25% | -3.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £700 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £823 | £626 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £386 | £325 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.62% | -7.14% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.83 | £21.90 | £18.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.50 | £23.25 | £20.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £26.00 | £22.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | +14.29% | -6.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £32.50 | £28.25 | £33.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £37.98 | £29.30 | £34.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £30.00 | £24.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | +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 | 39,539 | 53,460 | 83,539 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.80% | 94.63% | 95.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,741 | 37,320 | 58,759 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +8.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +11.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,737 | 1,489 | 2,014 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +87.50% | +6.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.99 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 24 May 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 24 May 2024.
Applications Support
Top 13 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 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 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 | +19 | 200 | £400 | -27.27% | 219 |
| London | -9 | 121 | £450 | -21.74% | 84 |
| UK excluding London | +59 | 88 | £386 | +18.62% | 164 |
| Work from Home | +55 | 79 | £497 | -11.73% | 81 |
| South East | +14 | 29 | £320 | +4.75% | 54 |
| Midlands | +43 | 17 | £325 | -7.14% | 26 |
| West Midlands | +31 | 17 | £325 | -14.75% | 11 |
| South West | +24 | 15 | £488 | -4.88% | 14 |
| Scotland | +39 | 13 | £750 | +93.55% | 9 |
| East of England | +15 | 12 | £343 | +7.03% | 35 |
| North of England | +19 | 1 | £250 | -28.57% | 32 |
| North West | +18 | 1 | £250 | -33.33% | 15 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Applications Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 May 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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