Support Analyst Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Support Analyst
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Support Analyst daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £274, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2025.

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

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 48 60
Rank change year-on-year +8 +12 +38
Contract jobs requiring a Support Analyst 5 5 3
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 1.39% 1.25% 0.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.52% 1.30% 0.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 4 2
10th Percentile £175 £301 £248
25th Percentile £178 £384 £253
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £274 £430 £262
Median % change year-on-year -36.40% +64.44% +13.70%
75th Percentile £274 - £270
90th Percentile - - £276
South East median daily rate £263 £225 £219
% change year-on-year +16.67% +2.74% +9.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £24.00
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £24.50 £16.36
% change year-on-year -15.14% +49.80% -3.79%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 329 384 617
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.14% 96.00% 95.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 203 257 468
10th Percentile £209 £250 £225
25th Percentile £350 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £465 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% -7.00% -
75th Percentile £546 £550 £600
90th Percentile £639 £638 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £508 £503
% change year-on-year -1.48% +0.89% +0.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 15 21
10th Percentile - £14.59 £13.16
25th Percentile £15.13 £15.04 £13.57
Median hourly rate £17.87 £18.70 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.44% -1.58% +22.58%
75th Percentile £29.61 £33.00 £23.00
90th Percentile - £37.50 £24.00
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £57.52 £50.00
% change year-on-year -63.86% +15.04% +48.30%

Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Support Analyst job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

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

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

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

Support Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 2 November 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
Milton Keynes +5 3 £178 -58.58% 2
Bletchley - 2 £274 - 1
Support Analyst
South East

Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 2 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Support Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (60.00%) ITIL
2 3 (60.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 3 (60.00%) ITSM
2 3 (60.00%) McAfee
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (60.00%) SCCM
2 3 (60.00%) Security Patching
2 3 (60.00%) VPN
2 3 (60.00%) Windows
2 3 (60.00%) Windows 10
3 2 (40.00%) Business Impact Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) Impact Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) Incident Management
3 2 (40.00%) Service Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) SLA

Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) VPN
General
1 3 (60.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Video Conferencing
1 3 (60.00%) Virtual Team
2 2 (40.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
1 3 (60.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (60.00%) ITIL
2 3 (60.00%) ITSM
2 3 (60.00%) Security Patching
3 2 (40.00%) Business Impact Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) Impact Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) Incident Management
3 2 (40.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (60.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) McAfee
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft