Support Specialist Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Support Specialist
Central London > City of London

The median Support Specialist daily rate in the City of 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 114 120 136
Rank change year-on-year +6 +16 +50
Contract jobs requiring a Support Specialist 6 8 11
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.35% 0.38% 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% 0.41% 0.42%
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% +65.22%
75th Percentile £294 £293 £588
90th Percentile £469 £380 £674
Central London median daily rate £254 £260 £475
% change year-on-year -2.40% -45.26% +35.71%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,598 1,954 2,617
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.61% 93.31% 94.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,109 1,197 1,831
10th Percentile £325 £363 £350
25th Percentile £417 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £690
90th Percentile £767 £775 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 15 15
10th Percentile £16.90 £16.60 £17.00
25th Percentile £21.07 £25.06 £17.97
Median hourly rate £27.75 £57.50 £38.00
Median % change year-on-year -51.74% +51.32% -6.17%
75th Percentile £44.63 £112.00 £50.63
90th Percentile £64.30 £137.50 £71.75
Central London median hourly rate £27.75 £35.00 £38.00
% change year-on-year -20.71% -7.89% -6.17%

Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of 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 the City of London.

Support Specialist job vacancy trend in the City of London

Support Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in the City of London

Support Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

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

Daily rate histogram for Support Specialist in the City of London

Support Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in the City of London

Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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 City of 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 the City of 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