Support Specialist Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Support Specialist
England > North of England

The median Support Specialist daily rate in the North of England is £175, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 187 156 172
Rank change year-on-year -31 +16 +63
Contract jobs requiring a Support Specialist 23 7 10
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.49% 0.20% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% 0.21% 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 5
10th Percentile - - £218
25th Percentile £163 - £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 - £325
Median % change year-on-year - - -32.47%
75th Percentile £188 - £350
90th Percentile £375 - £530
England median daily rate £225 £315 £291
% change year-on-year -28.57% +8.25% -31.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £17.64
25th Percentile - - £17.91
Median hourly rate £13.85 - £18.48
75th Percentile - - £19.18
90th Percentile - - £19.52
England median hourly rate £17.00 £16.00 £20.01
% change year-on-year +6.25% -20.02% -

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 4,337 3,296 4,329
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.54% 92.12% 93.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,899 1,900 2,898
10th Percentile £213 £230 £270
25th Percentile £363 £368 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.58% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £594
90th Percentile £650 £656 £675
England median daily rate £508 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -3.24% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 270 168 206
10th Percentile £16.33 £15.32 £15.61
25th Percentile £20.00 £18.00 £17.72
Median hourly rate £30.99 £24.63 £29.50
Median % change year-on-year +25.82% -16.51% +37.21%
75th Percentile £55.00 £42.50 £46.18
90th Percentile £70.29 £61.50 £61.99
England median hourly rate £26.30 £35.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -24.86% -22.22% +40.63%

Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Support Specialist job vacancy trend in the North of England

Support Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

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

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

Support Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Specialist in the North of England over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Support Specialist in the North of England

Support Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

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

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

Support Specialist
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 Specialist within the North of England region over the 6 months to 20 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 -11 16 £175 - 3
North East - 6 - - 1
Yorkshire -51 1 - - 3
Support Specialist
England

Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, Support Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.

1 12 (52.17%) Microsoft 365
1 12 (52.17%) Windows
2 7 (30.43%) Accessibility
2 7 (30.43%) Ansible
2 7 (30.43%) Business Process Analysis
2 7 (30.43%) Microsoft
2 7 (30.43%) Python
2 7 (30.43%) Risk Management
2 7 (30.43%) ServiceNow
2 7 (30.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 7 (30.43%) Test Automation
2 7 (30.43%) Translating Business Requirements
3 6 (26.09%) Active Directory
3 6 (26.09%) Azure
3 6 (26.09%) Customer Experience
3 6 (26.09%) Inventory Management
3 6 (26.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (26.09%) Mobile Device Management
3 6 (26.09%) OneDrive
3 6 (26.09%) Patch Management
3 6 (26.09%) PowerShell
3 6 (26.09%) Service Delivery
3 6 (26.09%) Service Management
3 6 (26.09%) Virtual Desktop
3 6 (26.09%) Windows 10
3 6 (26.09%) Windows Server
4 2 (8.70%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (8.70%) Incident Management
4 2 (8.70%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (8.70%) SC Cleared

Support Specialist 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (26.09%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 12 (52.17%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (26.09%) Azure
2 6 (26.09%) OneDrive
General
1 22 (95.65%) Social Skills
2 14 (60.87%) Finance
3 2 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Military
3 2 (8.70%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
Operating Systems
1 12 (52.17%) Windows
2 6 (26.09%) Windows 10
2 6 (26.09%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (30.43%) Business Process Analysis
1 7 (30.43%) Risk Management
1 7 (30.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 7 (30.43%) Test Automation
1 7 (30.43%) Translating Business Requirements
2 6 (26.09%) Customer Experience
2 6 (26.09%) Inventory Management
2 6 (26.09%) Mobile Device Management
2 6 (26.09%) Patch Management
2 6 (26.09%) Service Delivery
2 6 (26.09%) Service Management
3 2 (8.70%) Incident Management
3 2 (8.70%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 7 (30.43%) Python
2 6 (26.09%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (8.70%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (8.70%) SC Cleared
1 2 (8.70%) Security Cleared
2 1 (4.35%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (30.43%) Accessibility
System Software
1 6 (26.09%) Active Directory
1 6 (26.09%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 7 (30.43%) Ansible
Vendors
1 7 (30.43%) Microsoft
1 7 (30.43%) ServiceNow
2 1 (4.35%) DocuSign