Applications Support Contract Job Trends in Central London

Application Support
London > Central London

The median Application Support daily rate in Central London is £725, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 116 121
Rank change year-on-year -12 +5 +38
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Support 3 6 16
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.14% 0.29% 0.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.31% 0.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 6 14
10th Percentile - £392 £393
25th Percentile £713 £481 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £725 £518 £556
Median % change year-on-year +40.10% -6.97% -1.11%
75th Percentile £738 £526 £598
90th Percentile - - £625
London median daily rate £475 £450 £550
% change year-on-year +5.56% -18.18% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27.25 - -
Median hourly rate £27.50 - -
75th Percentile £27.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
London median hourly rate £27.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 1,969 1,918 2,476
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.08% 92.75% 94.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,340 1,200 1,774
10th Percentile £350 £359 £335
25th Percentile £438 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £669 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -5.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 17 35
10th Percentile £19.89 £22.00 £17.00
25th Percentile £25.47 - £20.74
Median hourly rate £26.57 £35.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.09% +34.62% -10.34%
75th Percentile £42.65 £40.25 £38.25
90th Percentile £59.08 £74.05 £59.10
London median hourly rate £34.14 £36.75 £28.88
% change year-on-year -7.12% +27.27% -16.91%

Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Applications Support job vacancy trend in Central London

Applications Support
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in Central London

Applications Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in Central London

Applications Support
Contract Job Locations in Central London

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 Central London region over the 6 months to 15 February 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
City of London -10 3 £725 +40.10% 1
Applications Support
London

Applications Support Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 15 February 2026, Applications Support 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 Central London region featuring Applications Support in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Performance Tuning
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Service Delivery
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
1 2 (66.67%) SQL Server
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Application Security
2 1 (33.33%) Configuration Management
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) GDPR
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management

Applications Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Performance Tuning
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Service Delivery
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Application Security
2 1 (33.33%) Configuration Management
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) GDPR