Support Assistant Contract Job Trends in London

Support Assistant
England > London

The median Support Assistant daily rate in London is £463, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 April 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 402 354 393
Rank change year-on-year -48 +39 +102
Contract jobs requiring a Support Assistant 3 4 2
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.017% 0.031% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.019% 0.034% 0.012%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £349 - -
25th Percentile £384 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 - -
75th Percentile £534 - -
90th Percentile £566 - -
England median daily rate £338 £235 £179
% change year-on-year +43.62% +31.10% -10.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £12.75
Median hourly rate - - £13.50
75th Percentile - - £14.25
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £13.69 £13.50 £13.00
% change year-on-year +1.41% +3.85% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 16,214 11,884 16,538
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.77% 93.47% 93.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,805 8,148 11,949
10th Percentile £350 £340 £325
25th Percentile £425 £425 £441
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £510 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.86% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 265 142 342
10th Percentile £18.75 £21.02 £16.00
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.66 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £27.81
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +25.85% -20.54%
75th Percentile £63.10 £50.75 £43.75
90th Percentile £76.58 £64.88 £64.95
England median hourly rate £45.46 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +39.88% -7.14% -22.22%

Support Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Support Assistant job vacancy trend in London

Support Assistant
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Assistant job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Assistant job vacancies in London

Support Assistant
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Assistant in London over the 6 months to 22 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Support Assistant in London

Support Assistant
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Assistant job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Assistant job vacancies in London

Support Assistant
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Assistant within the London region over the 6 months to 22 April 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -16 1 £350 - 3
Support Assistant
England

Support Assistant Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 22 April 2026, Support Assistant 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 London region featuring Support Assistant in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) PMO
2 2 (66.67%) Confluence
2 2 (66.67%) JIRA
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (66.67%) Product Operations
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Time Management
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Logistics
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
3 1 (33.33%) PMP
3 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management

Support Assistant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) JIRA
General
1 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Product Operations
1 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
1 2 (66.67%) Time Management
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Logistics
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
1 1 (33.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft