Support Analyst Contract Job Trends in County Antrim

Support Analyst
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The median Support Analyst daily rate in County Antrim is £135, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 28 24
Rank change year-on-year +6 -4 +7
Contract jobs requiring a Support Analyst 13 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in County Antrim 5.86% 1.29% 1.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.14% 1.40% 1.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £148 -
25th Percentile £118 £149 £113
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £135 £155 £125
Median % change year-on-year -12.90% +24.00% -
75th Percentile £153 £161 £138
90th Percentile - £162 -
Northern Ireland median daily rate £180 £155 £125
% change year-on-year +16.13% +24.00% -43.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £18.00
Northern Ireland median hourly rate - - £18.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
County Antrim

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in County Antrim. 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 County Antrim with a recognized job title 182 143 120
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 81.98% 92.26% 92.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 92 68 76
10th Percentile £301 £148 £200
25th Percentile £363 £222 £273
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £400
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% +12.50% -15.79%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £536
90th Percentile £638 £604 £631
Northern Ireland median daily rate £450 £450 £450
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 19 8
10th Percentile £12.31 £22.50 £11.08
25th Percentile £13.57 £24.18 £12.69
Median hourly rate £15.50 £26.50 £14.73
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% +79.90% +34.21%
75th Percentile £19.10 £42.00 £16.59
90th Percentile £25.00 £65.69 £18.23
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £15.50 £24.18 £13.70
% change year-on-year -35.90% +76.50% +24.83%

Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

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 County Antrim.

Support Analyst job vacancy trend in County Antrim

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in County Antrim

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in County Antrim

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in County Antrim

Support Analyst
Contract Job Locations in County Antrim

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 County Antrim region over the 6 months to 18 December 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
Belfast +10 13 £135 -12.90%
Support Analyst
Northern Ireland

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

For the 6 months to 18 December 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 County Antrim region featuring Support Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (46.15%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (38.46%) Active Directory
2 5 (38.46%) Customer Service
2 5 (38.46%) Degree
3 3 (23.08%) Microsoft
3 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (15.38%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (15.38%) SLA
4 2 (15.38%) SQL
4 2 (15.38%) WhatsApp
5 1 (7.69%) Budget Management
5 1 (7.69%) Budgeting
5 1 (7.69%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (7.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (7.69%) Problem Management
5 1 (7.69%) Service Delivery
5 1 (7.69%) SharePoint

Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim 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 1 (7.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) WhatsApp
General
1 10 (76.92%) Banking
1 10 (76.92%) Finance
2 9 (69.23%) Financial Institution
2 9 (69.23%) Investment Banking
3 7 (53.85%) Social Skills
4 4 (30.77%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 10 (76.92%) Blackberry
1 10 (76.92%) BYOD
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (38.46%) Customer Service
3 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (7.69%) Budget Management
4 1 (7.69%) Budgeting
4 1 (7.69%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 1 (7.69%) Problem Management
4 1 (7.69%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (38.46%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (38.46%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft