Applications Support Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Application Support
England > Midlands

The median Application Support daily rate in the Midlands is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 128 123
Rank change year-on-year -49 -5 +27
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Support 9 1 15
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.20% 0.046% 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.051% 0.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 14
10th Percentile £333 - £170
25th Percentile £344 - £190
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - £313
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.85%
75th Percentile £394 - £423
90th Percentile £398 - £425
England median daily rate £400 £400 £400
% change year-on-year - - -23.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £17.57 - £14.13
Median hourly rate £20.62 - £14.25
75th Percentile £20.92 - £14.38
90th Percentile £22.17 - -
England median hourly rate £23.00 £36.95 £30.00
% change year-on-year -37.75% +23.17% +15.38%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 4,056 1,965 2,743
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.01% 90.05% 92.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,500 1,280 1,809
10th Percentile £313 £200 £213
25th Percentile £405 £350 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £450 £468
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% -3.74% -1.58%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £588
90th Percentile £675 £638 £675
England median daily rate £520 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +1.46% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 308 140 243
10th Percentile £13.54 £12.62 £11.83
25th Percentile £16.69 £14.00 £14.06
Median hourly rate £25.06 £22.05 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.65% +16.05% -8.00%
75th Percentile £50.13 £31.00 £35.00
90th Percentile £67.84 £50.00 £52.78
England median hourly rate £45.00 £28.75 £39.55
% change year-on-year +56.52% -27.31% -12.11%

Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Applications Support job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Applications Support
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in the Midlands

Applications Support
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Support job vacancies in the Midlands

Applications Support
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 June 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
West Midlands -46 9 £375 - 5
Applications Support
England

Applications Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 17 June 2026, Applications Support 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 Midlands region featuring Applications Support in the job title.

1 4 (44.44%) Agile
1 4 (44.44%) Case Management
1 4 (44.44%) ContrOCC
1 4 (44.44%) Enterprise Architecture
1 4 (44.44%) ITIL
1 4 (44.44%) Liquidlogic
1 4 (44.44%) SLA
1 4 (44.44%) SQL
1 4 (44.44%) TOGAF
2 3 (33.33%) NEC
2 3 (33.33%) NEC Housing
2 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (22.22%) Business Case
3 2 (22.22%) Change Management
3 2 (22.22%) Customer Service
3 2 (22.22%) Portfolio Management
3 2 (22.22%) Service Delivery
3 2 (22.22%) Service Management
3 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (22.22%) Web Development
4 1 (11.11%) Active Directory
4 1 (11.11%) Azure
4 1 (11.11%) CRM
4 1 (11.11%) Data Migration
4 1 (11.11%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (11.11%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (11.11%) Entra ID
4 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
4 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (11.11%) Migration

Applications Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (11.11%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 4 (44.44%) ContrOCC
2 3 (33.33%) NEC Housing
3 1 (11.11%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Azure
1 1 (11.11%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (11.11%) Entra ID
1 1 (11.11%) Power Platform
General
1 7 (77.78%) Public Sector
2 6 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 4 (44.44%) Local Government
4 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Agile
1 4 (44.44%) Case Management
1 4 (44.44%) Enterprise Architecture
1 4 (44.44%) ITIL
1 4 (44.44%) TOGAF
2 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (22.22%) Business Case
3 2 (22.22%) Change Management
3 2 (22.22%) Customer Service
3 2 (22.22%) Portfolio Management
3 2 (22.22%) Service Delivery
3 2 (22.22%) Service Management
3 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (22.22%) Web Development
4 1 (11.11%) CRM
4 1 (11.11%) Data Migration
4 1 (11.11%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 4 (44.44%) SQL
2 1 (11.11%) PowerShell
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (44.44%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Liquidlogic
2 3 (33.33%) NEC
3 1 (11.11%) Microsoft