Support Analyst Contract Job Trends in England
Support Analyst
UK > England
The median Support Analyst daily rate in England is £268, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 430 | 206 | 314 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -224 | +108 | -51 |
| Contract Support Analyst jobs | 225 | 379 | 208 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.49% | 1.33% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.53% | 1.46% | 0.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 103 | 161 | 110 |
| 10th Percentile | £170 | £150 | £158 |
| 25th Percentile | £188 | £205 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £268 | £290 | £251 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.59% | +15.42% | -28.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £363 | £431 | £425 |
| 90th Percentile | £400 | £515 | £517 |
| UK median daily rate | £263 | £290 | £225 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.40% | +28.89% | -35.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 39 | 95 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.85 | £13.50 | £21.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.93 | £18.38 | £22.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.50 | £22.14 | £25.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.96% | -13.18% | +30.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.13 | £26.82 | £34.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.00 | £31.40 | £37.38 |
| UK median hourly rate | £17.50 | £22.35 | £24.20 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.70% | -7.64% | +27.37% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in England matching a recognised job title | 42,498 | 26,004 | 29,189 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.74% | 91.15% | 93.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,031 | 16,694 | 17,809 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £280 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £403 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,828 | 1,497 | 1,148 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £13.94 | £15.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.75 | £17.38 | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.09 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.39% | -40.82% | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £50.00 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.96 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +62.86% | -37.13% | -10.11% |
Support Analyst Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Support Analyst job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Support Analyst Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in England.
Support Analyst Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for Support Analyst jobs in England over the 6 months to 26 October 2026.
Support Analyst Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in England.
Support Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution for Support Analyst jobs in England over the 6 months to 26 October 2026.
Support Analyst Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Support Analyst jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 26 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -133 | 78 | £310 | -24.85% | 12 |
| South East | -72 | 45 | £211 | -19.52% | 16 |
| North of England | -92 | 41 | £300 | +42.86% | 20 |
| North West | -57 | 32 | £300 | +42.86% | 11 |
| Midlands | -52 | 27 | £175 | +20.69% | 20 |
| East of England | -48 | 18 | £319 | +86.40% | 6 |
| South West | -57 | 18 | £225 | -18.18% | 11 |
| West Midlands | -46 | 14 | £175 | +11.11% | 6 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 13 | £288 | +105.36% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | -45 | 9 | £313 | +7.76% | 5 |
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Support Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 26 October 2026, Support Analyst contract job ads cited 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 Support Analyst job ads across the England region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 39.6% | 89 |
| 2 | Windows | 38.2% | 86 |
| 3 | Problem-Solving | 33.8% | 76 |
| 4 | Microsoft 365 | 33.3% | 75 |
| 5 | Customer Service | 26.7% | 60 |
| 5 | ITIL | 26.7% | 60 |
| 7 | Active Directory | 22.2% | 50 |
| 8 | Entra ID | 20.0% | 45 |
| 9 | ITSM | 19.1% | 43 |
| 10 | Azure | 17.3% | 39 |
| 11 | ServiceNow | 14.2% | 32 |
| 12 | Windows 10 | 13.8% | 31 |
| 13 | Incident Management | 13.3% | 30 |
| 14 | SharePoint | 12.4% | 28 |
| 14 | VPN | 12.4% | 28 |
| 16 | Degree | 11.6% | 26 |
| 16 | Microsoft Intune | 11.6% | 26 |
| 18 | Root Cause Analysis | 9.8% | 22 |
| 19 | Migration | 9.3% | 21 |
| 19 | Service Management | 9.3% | 21 |
| 21 | DHCP | 8.9% | 20 |
| 21 | DNS | 8.9% | 20 |
| 23 | Microsoft Exchange | 8.4% | 19 |
| 23 | Security Cleared | 8.4% | 19 |
| 23 | SQL | 8.4% | 19 |
| 26 | JIRA | 8.0% | 18 |
| 26 | OneDrive | 8.0% | 18 |
| 28 | Microsoft Office | 7.6% | 17 |
| 28 | TCP/IP | 7.6% | 17 |
| 30 | Service Delivery | 7.1% | 16 |
Support Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT Support Analyst | 33.8% | 76 |
| 2 | Applications Support Analyst | 16.0% | 36 |
| 3 | Desktop Support Analyst | 9.8% | 22 |
| 4 | 1st Line Support Analyst | 8.0% | 18 |
| 4 | Technical Support Analyst | 8.0% | 18 |
| 6 | 2nd Line Support Analyst | 5.3% | 12 |
| 6 | Systems Support Analyst | 5.3% | 12 |
| 8 | Operational Support Analyst | 4.9% | 11 |
| 8 | Operations Support Analyst | 4.9% | 11 |
| 8 | Systems Analyst | 4.9% | 11 |
| 8 | Systems Support | 4.9% | 11 |
| 12 | IT Operations Analyst | 4.4% | 10 |
| 13 | Service Analyst | 4.0% | 9 |
| 14 | Infrastructure Support Analyst | 3.6% | 8 |
| 15 | 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst | 3.1% | 7 |
| 15 | 3rd Line Support Analyst | 3.1% | 7 |
| 15 | Transition Analyst | 3.1% | 7 |
| 18 | CAD Support | 2.7% | 6 |
| 18 | Financial Analyst | 2.7% | 6 |
| 18 | Risk Support Analyst | 2.7% | 6 |