Support Specialist Contract Job Trends in Gloucestershire

Support Specialist
South West > Gloucestershire

As of 18 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Support Specialist daily rate in Gloucestershire.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 48 -
Rank change year-on-year -9 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Support Specialist 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire 0.26% 0.27% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.29% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median daily rate £225 £195 £400
% change year-on-year +15.38% -51.25% -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31.50 - -
Median hourly rate £33.00 - -
75th Percentile £34.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £33.00 £16.00 £59.50
% change year-on-year +106.25% -73.11% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Gloucestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title 332 350 384
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.23% 96.15% 92.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 227 222 239
10th Percentile £300 £326 £360
25th Percentile £425 £425 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £548 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.68% -0.45% -2.44%
75th Percentile £644 £676 £688
90th Percentile £700 £750 £750
South West median daily rate £525 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +3.96% -3.81% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 25 43
10th Percentile £13.50 £34.00 £33.40
25th Percentile £17.77 £63.75 -
Median hourly rate £33.17 £67.50 £48.72
Median % change year-on-year -50.86% +38.55% -15.27%
75th Percentile £65.57 £72.50 £78.18
90th Percentile £69.36 £73.75 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £37.50 £65.00 £57.33
% change year-on-year -42.31% +13.38% -11.80%

Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Support Specialist job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

Support Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in Gloucestershire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in Gloucestershire

Support Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in Gloucestershire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in Gloucestershire

Support Specialist
Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Specialist within the Gloucestershire 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
Filton - 1 - -
Support Specialist
South West

Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, Support Specialist 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 Gloucestershire region featuring Support Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) Google Workspace
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Patching
1 1 (100.00%) Software Licensing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation

Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Google Workspace
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Patching
1 1 (100.00%) Software Licensing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Google