Support Officer Contract Job Trends in Devon

Support Officer
South West > Devon

The median Support Officer daily rate in Devon is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 April 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - 26
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Support Officer 12 0 11
As % of all contract jobs in Devon 5.31% - 3.82%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.71% - 4.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 0 3
10th Percentile £55 - -
25th Percentile £173 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 - £318
75th Percentile £314 - £318
90th Percentile - - £318
South West median daily rate £310 £375 £423
% change year-on-year -17.47% -11.24% +9.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £10.42
Median hourly rate - - £13.43
75th Percentile - - £15.73
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate - - £22.40

All Contract IT Job Roles
Devon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Devon. 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 Devon with a recognized job title 210 117 274
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.92% 90.70% 95.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 53 190
10th Percentile £146 £260 £150
25th Percentile £227 £406 £311
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £425
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +17.65% -5.56%
75th Percentile £525 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £650 £660
South West median daily rate £500 £513 £524
% change year-on-year -2.44% -2.15% -0.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 17 41
10th Percentile £17.35 £28.46 £10.42
25th Percentile £22.69 £55.00 £23.63
Median hourly rate £24.71 £60.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.82% +50.00% -33.33%
75th Percentile £46.00 £70.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £62.50 £73.00 £70.00
South West median hourly rate £60.00 £64.50 £47.83
% change year-on-year -6.98% +34.85% -26.42%

Support Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Support Officer job vacancy trend in Devon

Support Officer
Daily Rate Trend in Devon

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Officer job vacancies in Devon.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Officer job vacancies in Devon

Support Officer
Daily Rate Histogram in Devon

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Officer in Devon over the 6 months to 14 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Support Officer in Devon

Support Officer
Hourly Rate Trend in Devon

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Officer job vacancies in Devon.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Officer job vacancies in Devon

Support Officer
Contract Job Locations in Devon

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 Devon region over the 6 months to 14 April 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
Exeter - 10 £225 - 3
Support Officer
South West

Support Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon

For the 6 months to 14 April 2026, Support Officer 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 Devon region featuring Support Officer in the job title.

1 12 (100.00%) ServiceNow
2 8 (66.67%) Project Delivery
3 7 (58.33%) Agile
3 7 (58.33%) Change Control
3 7 (58.33%) Degree
3 7 (58.33%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (58.33%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (58.33%) Power BI
3 7 (58.33%) Power Platform
3 7 (58.33%) PRINCE2
3 7 (58.33%) Project Management
3 7 (58.33%) SC Cleared
3 7 (58.33%) Security Cleared
3 7 (58.33%) SharePoint
3 7 (58.33%) Waterfall
4 6 (50.00%) Microsoft
4 6 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (50.00%) Portfolio Management
4 6 (50.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 6 (50.00%) Project Planning
4 6 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 3 (25.00%) Business Case
5 3 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
5 3 (25.00%) Risk Management
6 1 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (8.33%) PMO
6 1 (8.33%) Project Governance

Support Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon 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 7 (58.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (58.33%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 7 (58.33%) Microsoft 365
1 7 (58.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (58.33%) Power BI
General
1 7 (58.33%) Organisational Skills
2 6 (50.00%) Finance
2 6 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (25.00%) Military
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 7 (58.33%) Agile
2 7 (58.33%) Change Control
2 7 (58.33%) PRINCE2
2 7 (58.33%) Project Management
2 7 (58.33%) Waterfall
3 6 (50.00%) Portfolio Management
3 6 (50.00%) Project Planning
3 6 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 3 (25.00%) Business Case
4 3 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
4 3 (25.00%) Risk Management
5 1 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (8.33%) Project Governance
Qualifications
1 7 (58.33%) Degree
1 7 (58.33%) SC Cleared
1 7 (58.33%) Security Cleared
2 6 (50.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.33%) PMO
Vendors
1 12 (100.00%) ServiceNow
2 6 (50.00%) Microsoft