Support Consultant Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Support Consultant
England > North of England

The median Support Consultant daily rate in the North of England is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 210 - 181
Rank change year-on-year - - +57
Contract jobs requiring a Support Consultant 2 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.043% - 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.047% - 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £479
25th Percentile - - £491
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - £525
75th Percentile - - £556
90th Percentile - - £568
England median daily rate £265 £320 £450
% change year-on-year -17.19% -28.89% +14.29%

All Contract 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.

Contract vacancies in the North of England with a recognized job title 4,292 3,308 4,346
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.55% 92.09% 93.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,878 1,910 2,911
10th Percentile £213 £230 £270
25th Percentile £363 £369 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.47% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £593
90th Percentile £650 £656 £675
England median daily rate £510 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -2.86% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 268 170 208
10th Percentile £16.46 £15.35 £15.49
25th Percentile £20.00 £18.00 £17.72
Median hourly rate £30.99 £25.03 £27.90
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% -10.29% +29.77%
75th Percentile £55.25 £42.50 £46.18
90th Percentile £72.88 £60.50 £61.99
England median hourly rate £26.50 £36.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -26.39% -20.00% +38.46%

Support Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Support Consultant job vacancy trend in the North of England

Support Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

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

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

Support Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

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

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

Support Consultant
Contract 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 Consultant within the North of England region over the 6 months to 18 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
North West - 2 £625 - 2
Support Consultant
England

Support Consultant Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, Support Consultant 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 North of England region featuring Support Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Instructional Design
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) SAP
2 1 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (50.00%) SAP SCM
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Supply Chain Management

Support Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (50.00%) SAP SCM
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Fibre Optics
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Instructional Design
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Supply Chain Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) SAP