Support Analyst Contracts in the North of England

Support Analyst
England > North of England

The median Support Analyst daily rate in the North of England is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 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
23 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 127 147 141
Rank change year-on-year +20 -6 +22
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Support Analyst 63 25 57
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 1.56% 0.60% 1.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.69% 0.64% 1.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 18 32
10th Percentile - £189 £131
25th Percentile £185 £190 £154
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £201 £223
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -9.55% +14.10%
75th Percentile £245 £230 £438
90th Percentile £288 £239 £473
England median daily rate £290 £249 £350
% change year-on-year +16.58% -28.93% +40.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 4 8
10th Percentile £17.44 - £13.42
25th Percentile £18.17 - £17.54
Median hourly rate £22.14 £10.95 £20.16
Median % change year-on-year +102.19% -45.67% +6.08%
75th Percentile - £12.01 £22.80
90th Percentile £28.42 £13.90 £27.25
England median hourly rate £23.00 £21.00 £21.31
% change year-on-year +9.52% -1.45% +6.55%

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 3,724 3,885 4,829
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.48% 92.79% 94.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,410 2,337 3,271
10th Percentile £250 £279 £263
25th Percentile £369 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.00% - +1.01%
75th Percentile £550 £585 £600
90th Percentile £645 £675 £675
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 235 281 196
10th Percentile £12.89 £11.44 £15.52
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.50 £17.49
Median hourly rate £22.32 £29.77 £24.52
Median % change year-on-year -25.04% +21.44% +22.58%
75th Percentile £50.00 £50.00 £46.18
90th Percentile £75.79 £70.00 £56.95
England median hourly rate £25.31 £45.00 £43.85
% change year-on-year -43.76% +2.63% +68.64%

Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Support Analyst in the North of England

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

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

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

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Analyst in the North of England over the 6 months to 23 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Support Analyst in the North of England

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

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

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

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Support Analyst in the North of England over the 6 months to 23 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Support Analyst in the North of England

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 Support Analyst within the North of England region over the 6 months to 23 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
North West +17 34 £210 +3.70% 13
Yorkshire +11 29 £190 -13.64% 17
Support Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 23 August 2025, 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 Support Analyst in the job title.

1 36 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 31 (49.21%) Problem-Solving
3 28 (44.44%) Social Skills
4 23 (36.51%) Service Management
5 22 (34.92%) ITIL
6 16 (25.40%) SLA
6 16 (25.40%) Active Directory
6 16 (25.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 16 (25.40%) Customer Service
7 13 (20.63%) Police
7 13 (20.63%) Performance Measurement
7 13 (20.63%) Decision-Making
7 13 (20.63%) Information Security
8 10 (15.87%) ITSM
8 10 (15.87%) Linux
8 10 (15.87%) Analytical Skills
9 9 (14.29%) Skype
9 9 (14.29%) Skype for Business
9 9 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
9 9 (14.29%) Problem Management
10 8 (12.70%) Workflow
10 8 (12.70%) Windows
10 8 (12.70%) SQL
10 8 (12.70%) Data Analysis
10 8 (12.70%) Security Cleared
11 7 (11.11%) PowerShell
11 7 (11.11%) SCOM
11 7 (11.11%) XMPP
11 7 (11.11%) Softphone
11 7 (11.11%) Procure-to-Pay

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 9 (14.29%) Skype for Business
2 7 (11.11%) Mattermost
3 4 (6.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (6.35%) SharePoint
4 2 (3.17%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 4 (6.35%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (6.35%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (4.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (3.17%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (6.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.59%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 9 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (9.52%) Azure
3 5 (7.94%) OneDrive
4 3 (4.76%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 9 (14.29%) Skype
2 7 (11.11%) Softphone
2 7 (11.11%) Unified Communications
2 7 (11.11%) WebEx
3 1 (1.59%) Broadband
3 1 (1.59%) Remote Desktop
General
1 28 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 16 (25.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 13 (20.63%) Police
4 10 (15.87%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (6.35%) Public Sector
6 3 (4.76%) Law
7 2 (3.17%) Finance
7 2 (3.17%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.59%) Games
8 1 (1.59%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (1.59%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (11.11%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 7 (11.11%) Management Information System
2 4 (6.35%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 10 (15.87%) Linux
2 8 (12.70%) Windows
3 3 (4.76%) Apple iOS
3 3 (4.76%) Mac OS
4 2 (3.17%) Windows 10
5 1 (1.59%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (49.21%) Problem-Solving
2 23 (36.51%) Service Management
3 22 (34.92%) ITIL
4 16 (25.40%) Customer Service
5 13 (20.63%) Decision-Making
5 13 (20.63%) Information Security
5 13 (20.63%) Performance Measurement
6 10 (15.87%) ITSM
7 9 (14.29%) Problem Management
8 8 (12.70%) Data Analysis
8 8 (12.70%) Workflow
9 7 (11.11%) B2B
9 7 (11.11%) Procure-to-Pay
10 5 (7.94%) CRM
11 4 (6.35%) Collaborative Working
11 4 (6.35%) Cybersecurity
11 4 (6.35%) Stakeholder Management
12 3 (4.76%) ERP
12 3 (4.76%) Software Deployment
13 2 (3.17%) Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 8 (12.70%) SQL
2 7 (11.11%) PowerShell
3 4 (6.35%) Uniface
Qualifications
1 8 (12.70%) Security Cleared
2 7 (11.11%) ITIL Certification
3 4 (6.35%) A+ Certification
3 4 (6.35%) MCP
3 4 (6.35%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (6.35%) SC Cleared
4 3 (4.76%) Degree
5 1 (1.59%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (25.40%) SLA
2 3 (4.76%) Accessibility
3 2 (3.17%) PMO
System Software
1 16 (25.40%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.59%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 7 (11.11%) SCOM
2 6 (9.52%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (7.94%) SCCM
4 2 (3.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 36 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 7 (11.11%) Cisco
2 7 (11.11%) Red Hat
2 7 (11.11%) Splunk
3 3 (4.76%) Apple
3 3 (4.76%) Motorola
4 2 (3.17%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.59%) BMC
5 1 (1.59%) Oracle
5 1 (1.59%) Toshiba