Support Analyst Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Support Analyst
England > East of England

The median Support Analyst daily rate in the East of England is £171, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 89 92
Rank change year-on-year +21 +3 +16
Contract jobs requiring a Support Analyst 25 5 19
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 1.92% 0.33% 1.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.27% 0.37% 1.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 5 7
10th Percentile - £141 £175
25th Percentile £171 £156 £206
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £171 £176 £238
Median % change year-on-year -2.84% -25.89% -5.00%
75th Percentile £172 £180 £338
90th Percentile £233 £222 £390
England median daily rate £300 £250 £362
% change year-on-year +20.00% -30.94% +44.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 1
10th Percentile £12.97 - -
25th Percentile £13.24 - £17.75
Median hourly rate £14.00 - £18.50
75th Percentile £21.66 - £19.25
90th Percentile £23.60 - -
England median hourly rate £23.17 £22.50 £20.66
% change year-on-year +2.96% +8.93% +8.71%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 East of England with a recognized job title 1,099 1,359 1,670
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.28% 88.42% 89.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 488 550 992
10th Percentile £186 £200 £195
25th Percentile £363 £300 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £488
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -7.69% +2.63%
75th Percentile £596 £573 £600
90th Percentile £688 £610 £709
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 264 357 265
10th Percentile £14.38 £14.50 £13.41
25th Percentile £17.32 £21.37 £17.72
Median hourly rate £37.50 £47.50 £41.80
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% +13.64% +111.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £78.38 £70.00 £84.36
England median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £45.00
% change year-on-year -45.54% +2.62% +73.08%

Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings that featured Support Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Support Analyst in the East of England

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in the East of England

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in the East of England

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Support Analyst in the East of England over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Support Analyst in the East of England

Support Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

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 East of England region over the 6 months to 19 September 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
Norfolk - 17 £171 - 5
Hertfordshire +7 4 - - 2
Cambridgeshire +2 2 - -
Bedfordshire - 2 £215 - 1
Support Analyst
England

Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 19 September 2025, Support Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the East of England region featuring Support Analyst in the job title.

1 18 (72.00%) Windows
2 13 (52.00%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 10 (40.00%) Microsoft
3 10 (40.00%) Oracle
3 10 (40.00%) Citrix
4 8 (32.00%) LAN
5 7 (28.00%) Proactive Monitoring
5 7 (28.00%) Windows Server
5 7 (28.00%) Degree
6 6 (24.00%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (24.00%) TCP/IP
6 6 (24.00%) SQL Server
7 5 (20.00%) MCP
7 5 (20.00%) HNC
7 5 (20.00%) HND
7 5 (20.00%) AIX
7 5 (20.00%) Oracle Reports
7 5 (20.00%) MCSE
7 5 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (20.00%) NHS
7 5 (20.00%) Windows Server 2003
7 5 (20.00%) ServiceNow
7 5 (20.00%) Oracle Database
7 5 (20.00%) Security Patching
7 5 (20.00%) Windows 10
7 5 (20.00%) Windows 7
7 5 (20.00%) Capacity Planning
7 5 (20.00%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (16.00%) Public Sector

Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (12.00%) Google Workspace
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.00%) ChatGPT
2 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (4.00%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 8 (32.00%) LAN
2 6 (24.00%) TCP/IP
3 2 (8.00%) WAN
4 1 (4.00%) RS-232
4 1 (4.00%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (24.00%) SQL Server
2 5 (20.00%) Oracle Database
2 5 (20.00%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (4.00%) JIRA
General
1 10 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (24.00%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (16.00%) Public Sector
4 2 (8.00%) Electronics
4 2 (8.00%) Finance
4 2 (8.00%) Manufacturing
4 2 (8.00%) Marketing
4 2 (8.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 5 (20.00%) NHS
2 4 (16.00%) CMDB
3 3 (12.00%) iPad
3 3 (12.00%) iPhone
4 2 (8.00%) Driving Licence
5 1 (4.00%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 18 (72.00%) Windows
2 7 (28.00%) Windows Server
3 5 (20.00%) AIX
3 5 (20.00%) Windows 10
3 5 (20.00%) Windows 7
3 5 (20.00%) Windows Server 2003
3 5 (20.00%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (12.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (52.00%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (28.00%) Proactive Monitoring
3 5 (20.00%) Capacity Planning
3 5 (20.00%) Security Patching
4 4 (16.00%) Asset Management
4 4 (16.00%) Configuration Management
5 3 (12.00%) Customer Service
5 3 (12.00%) ITSM
5 3 (12.00%) Service Management
6 2 (8.00%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (8.00%) Digital Marketing
6 2 (8.00%) Hardware Maintenance
6 2 (8.00%) IT Asset Management
6 2 (8.00%) Programme Management
7 1 (4.00%) Artificial Intelligence
7 1 (4.00%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (4.00%) Identity Access Management
7 1 (4.00%) Migration
7 1 (4.00%) Workflow
7 1 (4.00%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 7 (28.00%) Degree
2 5 (20.00%) HNC
2 5 (20.00%) HND
2 5 (20.00%) MCP
2 5 (20.00%) MCSE
2 5 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (12.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (12.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (16.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 10 (40.00%) Citrix
1 10 (40.00%) Microsoft
1 10 (40.00%) Oracle
2 5 (20.00%) ServiceNow
3 4 (16.00%) Google
4 3 (12.00%) MobileIron
4 3 (12.00%) Nexthink
5 2 (8.00%) SAP
6 1 (4.00%) OpenAI