Support Officer Contract Job Trends in Dudley

Support Officer
West Midlands > Dudley

The median Support Officer daily rate in Dudley is £151, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 September 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Support Officer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Dudley 16.67% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 16.67% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £150 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £151 - -
75th Percentile £151 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £151 £113 £373
% change year-on-year +33.78% -69.80% +35.45%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Dudley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Dudley. 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 Dudley with a recognized job title 12 0 4
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% - 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 0 2
10th Percentile £150 - £184
25th Percentile £309 - £204
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - £248
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.00%
75th Percentile £391 - £289
90th Percentile £400 - £309
West Midlands median daily rate £490 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -0.58% -1.42% +3.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £16.50 - -
Median hourly rate £17.00 - -
75th Percentile £17.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £29.60 £25.15 £22.05
% change year-on-year +17.69% +14.08% -0.25%

Support Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dudley

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 Dudley.

Support Officer job vacancy trend in Dudley

Support Officer
Daily Rate Trend in Dudley

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

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

Support Officer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dudley

For the 6 months to 24 September 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 Dudley region featuring Support Officer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Support Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dudley 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Local Government
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement