Support Analyst Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Support Analyst
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Support Analyst daily rate in Birmingham is £145, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 November 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 58 70
Rank change year-on-year -11 +12 +3
Contract jobs requiring a Support Analyst 7 7 4
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 1.00% 0.99% 0.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.12% 1.04% 0.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 2 3
10th Percentile £118 £201 £221
25th Percentile £124 £203 £223
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £145 £205 £250
Median % change year-on-year -29.27% -18.00% +28.21%
75th Percentile £169 £208 £290
90th Percentile £225 £209 £299
West Midlands median daily rate £150 £190 £200
% change year-on-year -21.05% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 0
Median hourly rate - £30.00 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £30.00 £30.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year - +20.00% +8.70%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 627 675 743
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.57% 95.20% 94.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 423 438 514
10th Percentile £229 £196 £255
25th Percentile £363 £353 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £613 £600
90th Percentile £643 £738 £688
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 14 22
10th Percentile - £16.80 £14.60
25th Percentile £12.62 £22.89 £15.75
Median hourly rate £19.25 £30.23 £28.02
Median % change year-on-year -36.31% +7.87% +47.47%
75th Percentile £26.51 £51.88 £67.50
90th Percentile £34.29 £56.65 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £23.82 £22.29
% change year-on-year +5.58% +6.86% +25.79%

Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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 Birmingham.

Support Analyst job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

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

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

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Analyst in Birmingham over the 6 months to 19 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Support Analyst in Birmingham

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 19 November 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 Birmingham region featuring Support Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (85.71%) Customer Service
2 6 (85.71%) ITIL
2 6 (85.71%) Mobile Device Management
2 6 (85.71%) SCCM
2 6 (85.71%) Windows
3 5 (71.43%) Active Directory
3 5 (71.43%) Change Management
3 5 (71.43%) CRM
3 5 (71.43%) DHCP
3 5 (71.43%) Disk Encryption
3 5 (71.43%) DNS
3 5 (71.43%) iManage
3 5 (71.43%) MCDST
3 5 (71.43%) MCP
3 5 (71.43%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (71.43%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (71.43%) Mitel
3 5 (71.43%) Problem Management
3 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (71.43%) Service Delivery
3 5 (71.43%) TCP/IP
3 5 (71.43%) VPN
3 5 (71.43%) Windows 10
4 1 (14.29%) Apple
4 1 (14.29%) BitLocker
4 1 (14.29%) Data Analysis
4 1 (14.29%) Firmware
4 1 (14.29%) HP
4 1 (14.29%) ITSM

Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (71.43%) DHCP
1 5 (71.43%) DNS
1 5 (71.43%) TCP/IP
1 5 (71.43%) VPN
2 1 (14.29%) Wi-Fi
General
1 6 (85.71%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (71.43%) Self-Motivation
1 5 (71.43%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 6 (85.71%) Windows
2 5 (71.43%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Customer Service
1 6 (85.71%) ITIL
1 6 (85.71%) Mobile Device Management
2 5 (71.43%) Change Management
2 5 (71.43%) CRM
2 5 (71.43%) Disk Encryption
2 5 (71.43%) Problem Management
2 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (71.43%) Service Delivery
3 1 (14.29%) Data Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) ITSM
3 1 (14.29%) Service Management
3 1 (14.29%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) MCDST
1 5 (71.43%) MCP
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 5 (71.43%) Active Directory
2 1 (14.29%) BitLocker
2 1 (14.29%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (85.71%) SCCM
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (71.43%) iManage
2 5 (71.43%) Mitel
3 1 (14.29%) Apple
3 1 (14.29%) HP
3 1 (14.29%) McAfee
3 1 (14.29%) MobileIron