Support Officer Contracts in Central London

Support Officer
London > Central London

The median Support Officer daily rate in Central London is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 125 128 164
Rank change year-on-year +3 +36 +31
Contract jobs requiring a Support Officer 4 5 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.20% 0.20% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.21% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 6
10th Percentile - £374 £210
25th Percentile £363 £379 £211
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £400 £238
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +68.42% +61.13%
75th Percentile £388 £431 £316
90th Percentile - £443 £347
London median daily rate £363 £375 £338
% change year-on-year -3.33% +11.11% +50.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,852 2,329 3,676
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.74% 95.22% 95.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,192 1,658 2,523
10th Percentile £350 £350 £325
25th Percentile £454 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £585
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -5.98% +4.46%
75th Percentile £675 £682 £725
90th Percentile £775 £794 £813
London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 32 26
10th Percentile £22.00 £19.95 £15.50
25th Percentile £22.75 £21.81 £18.93
Median hourly rate £29.07 £25.78 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.76% -26.34% -6.04%
75th Percentile £35.00 £27.81 £58.75
90th Percentile £63.75 £43.38 £86.65
London median hourly rate £34.00 £27.81 £35.00
% change year-on-year +22.26% -20.54% -

Support Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured Support Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Support Officer in Central London

Support Officer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Officer in Central London.

Daily rate trend for Support Officer in Central London

Support Officer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Officer in Central London.

Hourly rate trend for Support Officer in Central London

Support Officer
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 Support Officer within the Central London region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
City of London +8 4 £375 -6.25%
Support Officer
London

Support Officer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Support Officer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Central London region featuring Support Officer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (75.00%) Project Governance
2 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (25.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Data Collection
3 1 (25.00%) Budget Management
3 1 (25.00%) Budgeting
3 1 (25.00%) User Experience
3 1 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint

Support Officer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
1 3 (75.00%) Project Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Budget Management
2 1 (25.00%) Budgeting
2 1 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Data Collection
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) User Experience