Support Analyst Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Support Analyst
South East > Berkshire

The median Support Analyst daily rate in Berkshire is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 91 104 124
Rank change year-on-year +13 +20 -15
Contract jobs requiring a Support Analyst 18 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 1.23% 0.065% 0.057%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% 0.072% 0.061%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 1
10th Percentile £177 - -
25th Percentile £179 £338 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £350 £550
Median % change year-on-year -45.71% -36.36% +189.47%
75th Percentile £492 £363 £575
90th Percentile £497 - -
South East median daily rate £185 £253 £218
% change year-on-year -26.93% +15.83% +3.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
Median hourly rate £20.79 - -
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £24.50 £20.75
% change year-on-year -15.14% +18.07% +22.06%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,335 1,394 1,647
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.06% 90.52% 94.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 899 791 1,001
10th Percentile £306 £300 £213
25th Percentile £413 £408 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £638 £613
90th Percentile £650 £688 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £513
% change year-on-year -2.44% - +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 68 35 75
10th Percentile £14.75 £22.03 £24.29
25th Percentile £18.87 £42.69 £48.40
Median hourly rate £40.44 £59.00 £61.65
Median % change year-on-year -31.47% -4.29% +84.01%
75th Percentile £81.25 £64.08 £68.19
90th Percentile £95.00 £68.61 £75.93
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £46.12 £52.20
% change year-on-year -45.80% -11.64% +49.14%

Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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 Berkshire.

Support Analyst job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

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

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Analyst in Berkshire over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Support Analyst in Berkshire

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

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

Support Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

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 Berkshire region over the 6 months to 14 December 2025. 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
Reading - 9 £183 -
Slough - 5 - -
Wokingham - 5 £336 - 4
Support Analyst
South East

Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, 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 Berkshire region featuring Support Analyst in the job title.

1 10 (55.56%) Decision-Making
1 10 (55.56%) Project Management
2 7 (38.89%) Change Management
2 7 (38.89%) Continuous Improvement
2 7 (38.89%) ITIL
2 7 (38.89%) ITSM
2 7 (38.89%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (38.89%) Service Management
3 5 (27.78%) A+ Certification
3 5 (27.78%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (27.78%) Data Analysis
3 5 (27.78%) Data Protection
3 5 (27.78%) Degree
3 5 (27.78%) Demand Management
3 5 (27.78%) IFS
3 5 (27.78%) Information Security
3 5 (27.78%) Microsoft
3 5 (27.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (27.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (27.78%) Portfolio Management
3 5 (27.78%) Problem Management
3 5 (27.78%) Risk Analysis
3 5 (27.78%) Risk Management
3 5 (27.78%) Risk Register
3 5 (27.78%) Root Cause Analysis
3 5 (27.78%) SC Cleared
3 5 (27.78%) Security Cleared
3 5 (27.78%) SharePoint
3 5 (27.78%) Windows
4 2 (11.11%) AWS

Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (27.78%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (27.78%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (27.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (11.11%) AWS
1 2 (11.11%) Azure
1 2 (11.11%) GCP
General
1 12 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (27.78%) Finance
2 5 (27.78%) Manufacturing
3 1 (5.56%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 10 (55.56%) Management Information System
2 1 (5.56%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 5 (27.78%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (55.56%) Decision-Making
1 10 (55.56%) Project Management
2 7 (38.89%) Change Management
2 7 (38.89%) Continuous Improvement
2 7 (38.89%) ITIL
2 7 (38.89%) ITSM
2 7 (38.89%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (38.89%) Service Management
3 5 (27.78%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (27.78%) Data Analysis
3 5 (27.78%) Data Protection
3 5 (27.78%) Demand Management
3 5 (27.78%) Information Security
3 5 (27.78%) Portfolio Management
3 5 (27.78%) Problem Management
3 5 (27.78%) Risk Analysis
3 5 (27.78%) Risk Management
3 5 (27.78%) Risk Register
3 5 (27.78%) Root Cause Analysis
4 2 (11.11%) Performance Metrics
Qualifications
1 5 (27.78%) A+ Certification
1 5 (27.78%) Degree
1 5 (27.78%) SC Cleared
1 5 (27.78%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 5 (27.78%) IFS
1 5 (27.78%) Microsoft
2 2 (11.11%) Google