IT Support Analyst Contracts in the North of England

IT Support Analyst
England > North of England

The median IT Support Analyst daily rate in the North of England is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 August 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
21 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 172 158 175
Rank change year-on-year -14 +17 +47
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring an IT Support Analyst 16 5 19
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.40% 0.12% 0.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% 0.13% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 1 10
10th Percentile - - £131
25th Percentile £185 £225 £136
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £230 £178
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +29.58% -6.58%
75th Percentile £215 £235 £195
90th Percentile £318 - £260
England median daily rate £190 £187 £190
% change year-on-year +1.34% -1.32% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 3
10th Percentile - - £16.87
25th Percentile - - £20.20
Median hourly rate £17.44 £10.95 £26.50
Median % change year-on-year +59.27% -58.68% +51.43%
75th Percentile - £12.51 £27.25
90th Percentile - £15.32 -
England median hourly rate £22.78 £20.00 £25.50
% change year-on-year +13.90% -21.57% +45.71%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in the North of England with a recognized job title 3,702 3,872 4,858
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.46% 92.68% 94.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,394 2,341 3,294
10th Percentile £250 £284 £263
25th Percentile £370 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.00% - +1.01%
75th Percentile £550 £584 £600
90th Percentile £643 £675 £675
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 236 278 193
10th Percentile £12.82 £11.38 £15.40
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.52 £17.50
Median hourly rate £22.32 £30.00 £22.53
Median % change year-on-year -25.62% +33.16% +12.65%
75th Percentile £47.84 £50.75 £46.18
90th Percentile £75.79 £70.00 £57.28
England median hourly rate £26.00 £45.00 £42.08
% change year-on-year -42.22% +6.95% +63.85%

IT Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured IT Support Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for IT Support Analyst in the North of England

IT Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Analyst job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Analyst job vacancies in the North of England

IT Support Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Support Analyst in the North of England over the 6 months to 21 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Support Analyst in the North of England

IT Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Analyst job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Analyst job vacancies in the North of England

IT Support Analyst
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support Analyst within the North of England region over the 6 months to 21 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Yorkshire -4 9 £190 -17.39% 3
North West -7 7 £210 - 5
IT Support Analyst
England

IT Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 21 August 2025, IT Support Analyst 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 North of England region featuring IT Support Analyst in the job title.

1 12 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 10 (62.50%) Social Skills
3 8 (50.00%) Customer Service
4 6 (37.50%) ITIL
5 5 (31.25%) Windows
5 5 (31.25%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (31.25%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (25.00%) Azure
6 4 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
6 4 (25.00%) MCP
6 4 (25.00%) Active Directory
6 4 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (25.00%) A+ Certification
6 4 (25.00%) ITSM
7 3 (18.75%) Workflow
7 3 (18.75%) Service Management
7 3 (18.75%) Law
7 3 (18.75%) Data Analysis
7 3 (18.75%) Linux
7 3 (18.75%) ERP
7 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (18.75%) Entra ID
7 3 (18.75%) Driving Licence
7 3 (18.75%) Public Sector
7 3 (18.75%) Accessibility
7 3 (18.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (18.75%) SC Cleared
7 3 (18.75%) Security Cleared

IT Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (12.50%) SharePoint
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (31.25%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (25.00%) Azure
3 3 (18.75%) Entra ID
4 1 (6.25%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.25%) Broadband
1 1 (6.25%) Remote Desktop
General
1 10 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (18.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (18.75%) Law
2 3 (18.75%) Public Sector
3 2 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Finance
4 1 (6.25%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 3 (18.75%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 5 (31.25%) Windows
2 3 (18.75%) Linux
3 1 (6.25%) Android
3 1 (6.25%) Apple iOS
3 1 (6.25%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 6 (37.50%) ITIL
3 5 (31.25%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
4 4 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (25.00%) ITSM
4 4 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (18.75%) Data Analysis
5 3 (18.75%) ERP
5 3 (18.75%) Service Management
5 3 (18.75%) Workflow
6 1 (6.25%) Computer Science
6 1 (6.25%) Invoice Processing
6 1 (6.25%) Programme Management
Qualifications
1 4 (25.00%) A+ Certification
1 4 (25.00%) MCP
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (18.75%) SC Cleared
2 3 (18.75%) Security Cleared
3 1 (6.25%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (18.75%) Accessibility
2 1 (6.25%) PMO
System Software
1 4 (25.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (6.25%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (6.25%) SCCM
Vendors
1 12 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.25%) Apple
2 1 (6.25%) BMC
2 1 (6.25%) Toshiba