Support Analyst Contract Job Trends in Bedfordshire

Support Analyst
East of England > Bedfordshire

The median Support Analyst daily rate in Bedfordshire is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 April 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 - 36
Rank change year-on-year - - -3
Contract jobs requiring a Support Analyst 6 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Bedfordshire 1.90% - 1.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.07% - 1.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £325
Median % change year-on-year - - +54.76%
75th Percentile £438 - £338
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £350 £180 £325
% change year-on-year +94.44% -44.62% +58.54%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bedfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bedfordshire. 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 Bedfordshire with a recognized job title 290 135 235
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.06% 87.10% 89.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 162 77 146
10th Percentile £404 £282 £279
25th Percentile £416 £500 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £600 £501
Median % change year-on-year -14.58% +19.70% +5.53%
75th Percentile £600 £694 £547
90th Percentile £638 £715 £625
East of England median daily rate £480 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -4.00% +11.11% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 17 30
10th Percentile £30.87 £20.26 £15.29
25th Percentile £60.00 £27.94 £15.39
Median hourly rate £68.21 £61.50 £24.90
Median % change year-on-year +10.91% +146.99% -52.57%
75th Percentile £75.00 £82.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £88.00 £65.75
East of England median hourly rate £28.00 £60.00 £43.00
% change year-on-year -53.33% +39.53% +21.47%

Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Support Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.

Support Analyst job vacancy trend in Bedfordshire

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in Bedfordshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in Bedfordshire

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in Bedfordshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in Bedfordshire

Support Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Analyst within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 15 April 2026. 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
Shefford - 5 £425 -
Support Analyst
East of England

Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire

For the 6 months to 15 April 2026, Support Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bedfordshire region featuring Support Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Data Management
1 5 (83.33%) SaaS
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) Incident Management
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (16.67%) Power Automate
2 1 (16.67%) Power BI
2 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
2 1 (16.67%) Power Query
2 1 (16.67%) PowerPivot
2 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow
2 1 (16.67%) SQL
2 1 (16.67%) Ticket Management

Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (83.33%) SaaS
2 1 (16.67%) Power Automate
2 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Power BI
1 1 (16.67%) Power Query
1 1 (16.67%) PowerPivot
General
1 5 (83.33%) Manufacturing
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Automotive
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) FMCG
2 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Data Management
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis
2 1 (16.67%) Incident Management
2 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (16.67%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
1 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow