Support Officer Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Support Officer
England > Midlands

The median Support Officer daily rate in the Midlands is £150, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 155 112 123
Rank change year-on-year -43 +11 +71
Contract jobs requiring a Support Officer 7 10 12
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.22% 0.44% 0.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.47% 0.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 9
10th Percentile - - £153
25th Percentile - £410 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 £420 £275
Median % change year-on-year -64.29% +52.73% +6.28%
75th Percentile £225 £430 £338
90th Percentile £270 - £385
England median daily rate £225 £288 £336
% change year-on-year -21.74% -14.32% +16.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 6 1
10th Percentile - £16.51 -
25th Percentile - £16.81 -
Median hourly rate £13.69 £18.00 £25.18
Median % change year-on-year -23.94% -28.51% +16.90%
75th Percentile £13.91 £19.93 -
90th Percentile £14.03 £20.24 -
England median hourly rate £16.00 £20.24 £25.18
% change year-on-year -20.95% -19.62% +65.49%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 2,807 2,141 2,436
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.17% 93.17% 93.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,764 1,364 1,688
10th Percentile £213 £210 £213
25th Percentile £368 £359 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £469
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +6.61% -1.26%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £588
90th Percentile £650 £700 £675
England median daily rate £510 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -2.86% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 174 82 108
10th Percentile £13.74 £13.95 £14.22
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £16.92
Median hourly rate £22.50 £23.82 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.54% +19.10% +13.90%
75th Percentile £27.03 £31.15 £33.56
90th Percentile £37.93 £49.38 £67.50
England median hourly rate £26.78 £36.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -25.61% -20.00% +38.46%

Support Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Support Officer job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Support Officer
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

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

Support Officer
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Officer in the Midlands over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Support Officer in the Midlands

Support Officer
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

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

Support Officer
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 Support Officer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 19 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
West Midlands -36 6 £150 -64.29% 1
East Midlands - 1 - -
Support Officer
England

Support Officer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Support Officer 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 Support Officer in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (42.86%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (28.57%) Mentoring
4 2 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
5 1 (14.29%) Artefact Management
5 1 (14.29%) Asset Management
5 1 (14.29%) Contingency Planning
5 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
5 1 (14.29%) Document Management
5 1 (14.29%) Migration
5 1 (14.29%) Oracle
5 1 (14.29%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (14.29%) PMO
5 1 (14.29%) PRINCE2
5 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
5 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (14.29%) Time Management

Support Officer 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 (14.29%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (42.86%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 3 (42.86%) Public Sector
1 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Finance
3 1 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (14.29%) Local Government
3 1 (14.29%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (28.57%) Mentoring
1 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
2 1 (14.29%) Artefact Management
2 1 (14.29%) Asset Management
2 1 (14.29%) Contingency Planning
2 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
2 1 (14.29%) Document Management
2 1 (14.29%) Migration
2 1 (14.29%) PRINCE2
2 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (14.29%) Time Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) PMO
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Oracle