Support Officer Contracts in the North of England

Support Officer
England > North of England

The median Support Officer daily rate in the North of England is £213, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 July 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
22 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 151 161 192
Rank change year-on-year +10 +31 +30
Contract jobs requiring a Support Officer 21 15 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.55% 0.33% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.59% 0.36% 0.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 8 14
10th Percentile £201 £254 £174
25th Percentile £203 £278 £222
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £213 £303 £300
Median % change year-on-year -29.75% +0.83% +44.58%
75th Percentile £228 £344 £417
90th Percentile £234 £415 £459
England median daily rate £250 £340 £350
% change year-on-year -26.47% -2.86% +55.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £11.60 £12.50 £11.25
Median hourly rate £11.64 £14.75 £12.50
Median % change year-on-year -21.08% +18.00% -8.29%
75th Percentile £12.21 £18.06 £13.75
90th Percentile - £20.43 -
England median hourly rate £16.44 £15.96 £22.70
% change year-on-year +2.98% -29.69% +64.31%

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 3,546 4,142 5,212
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.66% 92.37% 95.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,300 2,560 3,559
10th Percentile £251 £263 £263
25th Percentile £370 £387 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% -2.50% +2.25%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £600
90th Percentile £645 £656 £675
England median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 223 354 197
10th Percentile £12.82 £11.46 £15.15
25th Percentile £17.28 £15.00 £17.46
Median hourly rate £22.32 £25.15 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -11.27% +11.78% +8.28%
75th Percentile £46.65 £48.56 £43.39
90th Percentile £74.75 £69.93 £53.13
England median hourly rate £27.17 £42.50 £44.11
% change year-on-year -36.08% -3.65% +72.98%

Support Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Support Officer in the North of England

Support Officer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Officer in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Support Officer in the North of England

Support Officer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Officer in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Support Officer in the North of England

Support Officer
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Support Officer in the North of England over the 6 months to 22 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Support Officer in the North of England

Support Officer
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 Officer within the North of England region over the 6 months to 22 July 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
Yorkshire +2 9 £213 -21.30% 1
North East - 7 - - 1
North West -3 5 - - 1
Support Officer
England

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

For the 6 months to 22 July 2025, Support Officer 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 Officer in the job title.

1 17 (80.95%) Social Skills
2 13 (61.90%) Customer Service
3 8 (38.10%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (38.10%) Service Delivery
3 8 (38.10%) Legal
4 7 (33.33%) Local Government
4 7 (33.33%) DBS Check
5 5 (23.81%) Police
5 5 (23.81%) Law
6 3 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (9.52%) PMO
7 2 (9.52%) Degree
7 2 (9.52%) Agile
7 2 (9.52%) Finance
7 2 (9.52%) PRINCE2
8 1 (4.76%) NHS
8 1 (4.76%) CheckPoint
8 1 (4.76%) Project Management
8 1 (4.76%) Oracle
8 1 (4.76%) Management Information System
8 1 (4.76%) Risk Management
8 1 (4.76%) Document Management
8 1 (4.76%) Military
8 1 (4.76%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
8 1 (4.76%) Time Management
8 1 (4.76%) Security Cleared
8 1 (4.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 1 (4.76%) Portfolio Management
8 1 (4.76%) Project Governance
8 1 (4.76%) Programme Delivery

Support Officer 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.76%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 17 (80.95%) Social Skills
2 8 (38.10%) Legal
3 7 (33.33%) Local Government
4 5 (23.81%) Law
4 5 (23.81%) Police
5 2 (9.52%) Finance
6 1 (4.76%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (4.76%) Military
6 1 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (4.76%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.76%) Management Information System
1 1 (4.76%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (61.90%) Customer Service
2 8 (38.10%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (38.10%) Service Delivery
3 2 (9.52%) Agile
3 2 (9.52%) PRINCE2
4 1 (4.76%) Budgeting
4 1 (4.76%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
4 1 (4.76%) Document Management
4 1 (4.76%) Portfolio Management
4 1 (4.76%) Programme Delivery
4 1 (4.76%) Project Delivery
4 1 (4.76%) Project Governance
4 1 (4.76%) Project Management
4 1 (4.76%) Risk Management
4 1 (4.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (4.76%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 7 (33.33%) DBS Check
2 3 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (9.52%) Degree
4 1 (4.76%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.52%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (4.76%) CheckPoint
1 1 (4.76%) Oracle