Support Specialist Contracts in Hertfordshire

Support Specialist
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Support Specialist daily rate in Hertfordshire is £140, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 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
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 44 73 72
Rank change year-on-year +29 -1 -
Contract jobs requiring a Support Specialist 2 2 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 0.63% 0.24% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% 0.26% 0.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £140 £313 -
Median % change year-on-year -55.20% - -
East of England median daily rate £140 £313 -
% change year-on-year -55.20% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £41.81
East of England median hourly rate £21.40 - £41.81
% change year-on-year - - +157.29%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 295 755 733
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.48% 89.99% 91.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 148 312 397
10th Percentile £330 £240 £209
25th Percentile £425 £315 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £426 £500
Median % change year-on-year +26.10% -14.75% +11.11%
75th Percentile £625 £575 £650
90th Percentile £675 £700 £760
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 83 287 148
10th Percentile £25.98 £37.91 £19.96
25th Percentile £48.75 £43.00 £49.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £50.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -20.00% +27.55%
75th Percentile £81.01 £65.00 £66.69
90th Percentile £85.00 £80.00 £74.95
East of England median hourly rate £50.00 £43.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +16.28% +22.86% +125.81%

Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Job postings that featured Support Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Support Specialist in Hertfordshire

Support Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Specialist in Hertfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Support Specialist in Hertfordshire

Support Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Specialist in Hertfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Support Specialist in Hertfordshire

Support Specialist
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
Hatfield +8 2 £140 -55.20%
Support Specialist
East of England

Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Support Specialist 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Support Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Spreadsheet
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills

Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Spreadsheet
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared