Support Specialist Contract Job Trends in Central London

Support Specialist
London > Central London

The median Support Specialist daily rate in Central London is £254, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 120 121 142
Rank change year-on-year +1 +21 +58
Contract jobs requiring a Support Specialist 6 8 11
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.32% 0.34% 0.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.37% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 7 7
10th Percentile - £199 £240
25th Percentile £216 £223 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £254 £260 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.40% -45.26% +35.71%
75th Percentile £294 £293 £588
90th Percentile £469 £380 £674
London median daily rate £233 £290 £438
% change year-on-year -19.83% -33.71% -12.50%

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 1,750 2,167 2,816
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.13% 93.24% 94.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,210 1,359 1,979
10th Percentile £325 £362 £340
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £675 £680 £688
90th Percentile £763 £775 £800
London median daily rate £540 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 24 17
10th Percentile £17.61 £21.29 £17.00
25th Percentile £22.86 £30.19 £18.93
Median hourly rate £27.75 £35.00 £38.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.71% -7.89% -6.17%
75th Percentile £38.88 £82.19 £52.50
90th Percentile £61.65 £129.85 £70.75
London median hourly rate £26.89 £38.00 £39.83
% change year-on-year -29.24% -4.59% +21.62%

Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Support Specialist job vacancy trend in Central London

Support Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

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

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

Support Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Specialist in Central London over the 6 months to 4 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Support Specialist in Central London

Support Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

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

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

Support Specialist
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 Specialist within the Central London region over the 6 months to 4 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
City of London +6 6 £254 -2.40% 5
Support Specialist
London

Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Support Specialist 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 Support Specialist in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) ITIL
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (66.67%) WebEx
2 3 (50.00%) ISMS
2 3 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (50.00%) Polycom
2 3 (50.00%) Preventative Maintenance
2 3 (50.00%) Skype
2 3 (50.00%) Skype for Business
3 2 (33.33%) PowerShell
3 2 (33.33%) ServiceNow
4 1 (16.67%) Backlog Management
4 1 (16.67%) Bash
4 1 (16.67%) BCP
4 1 (16.67%) Business Continuity
4 1 (16.67%) Business Continuity Planning
4 1 (16.67%) C
4 1 (16.67%) C#
4 1 (16.67%) Capacity Management
4 1 (16.67%) Cisco
4 1 (16.67%) Confluence
4 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) Degree
4 1 (16.67%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (16.67%) Firewall
4 1 (16.67%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (16.67%) ITRS Geneos
4 1 (16.67%) Java

Support Specialist 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (50.00%) Skype for Business
2 1 (16.67%) Confluence
2 1 (16.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (16.67%) Spreadsheet
Communications & Networking
1 4 (66.67%) WebEx
2 3 (50.00%) Skype
3 1 (16.67%) Firewall
3 1 (16.67%) LAN
3 1 (16.67%) WAN
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) JIRA
General
1 3 (50.00%) Law
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Front Office
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (16.67%) Data Centre
2 1 (16.67%) Fixed Income
2 1 (16.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (16.67%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Linux
1 1 (16.67%) Unix
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
1 1 (16.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) ITIL
2 3 (50.00%) ISMS
2 3 (50.00%) Preventative Maintenance
3 1 (16.67%) Backlog Management
3 1 (16.67%) BCP
3 1 (16.67%) Business Continuity
3 1 (16.67%) Business Continuity Planning
3 1 (16.67%) Capacity Management
3 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (16.67%) Validation
3 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) PowerShell
2 1 (16.67%) Bash
2 1 (16.67%) C
2 1 (16.67%) C#
2 1 (16.67%) Java
2 1 (16.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) ITRS Geneos
1 1 (16.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Polycom
2 2 (33.33%) ServiceNow
3 1 (16.67%) Cisco