Support Analyst Contract Job Trends in the North West

Support Analyst
England > North West

The median Support Analyst daily rate in the North West is £363, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 106 107 109
Rank change year-on-year +1 +2 +31
Contract jobs requiring a Support Analyst 35 14 28
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 1.42% 0.65% 1.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.56% 0.70% 1.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 6 21
10th Percentile £243 £177 £158
25th Percentile £356 £194 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 £209 £265
Median % change year-on-year +73.65% -21.23% +12.77%
75th Percentile £373 £320 £270
90th Percentile £388 £506 £475
England median daily rate £280 £260 £350
% change year-on-year +7.69% -25.71% +40.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 2 2
10th Percentile £18.87 - £11.90
25th Percentile £22.81 £24.25 £13.25
Median hourly rate £29.60 £24.50 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year +20.82% +58.06% -21.52%
75th Percentile £31.40 £24.75 £17.75
90th Percentile - - £19.10
England median hourly rate £20.83 £24.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -14.98% +22.50% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 2,238 2,014 2,453
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.09% 92.90% 92.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,459 1,134 1,695
10th Percentile £213 £259 £300
25th Percentile £358 £386 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £600
90th Percentile £666 £656 £675
England median daily rate £510 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -2.86% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 214 122 163
10th Percentile £17.30 £15.53 £16.04
25th Percentile £20.11 £18.00 £17.75
Median hourly rate £31.75 £27.31 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.25% -21.96% +64.51%
75th Percentile £56.63 £46.18 £46.53
90th Percentile £70.00 £67.25 £64.75
England median hourly rate £26.50 £37.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -28.38% -17.78% +38.46%

Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Support Analyst job vacancy trend in the North West

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

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

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

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Analyst in the North West over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Support Analyst in the North West

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

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

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

Support Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 14 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
Manchester -1 14 £400 +92.77% 12
Cheshire -16 13 £363 +1.83%
Merseyside - 8 £130 - 8
Support Analyst
England

Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Support Analyst 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 West region featuring Support Analyst in the job title.

1 24 (68.57%) Microsoft
2 14 (40.00%) ITIL
3 13 (37.14%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (34.29%) Active Directory
5 11 (31.43%) Customer Service
5 11 (31.43%) Validation
6 10 (28.57%) Microsoft Intune
6 10 (28.57%) Migration
7 9 (25.71%) Azure
7 9 (25.71%) OneDrive
7 9 (25.71%) SCCM
8 8 (22.86%) Microsoft Excel
8 8 (22.86%) Microsoft Office
8 8 (22.86%) Problem-Solving
8 8 (22.86%) SharePoint
9 7 (20.00%) Data Analysis
9 7 (20.00%) Degree
9 7 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2013
9 7 (20.00%) ITSM
9 7 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
9 7 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 7 (20.00%) MS Visio
9 7 (20.00%) Problem Management
9 7 (20.00%) Project Management
9 7 (20.00%) Six Sigma
9 7 (20.00%) Skype
9 7 (20.00%) Skype for Business
10 6 (17.14%) Customer Experience
10 6 (17.14%) Service Management
10 6 (17.14%) Windows

Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 8 (22.86%) SharePoint
2 7 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2013
2 7 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (20.00%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 8 (22.86%) Microsoft Excel
1 8 (22.86%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 7 (20.00%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (11.43%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 13 (37.14%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (25.71%) Azure
2 9 (25.71%) OneDrive
3 1 (2.86%) AWS
3 1 (2.86%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 7 (20.00%) Skype
2 2 (5.71%) LAN
2 2 (5.71%) WAN
2 2 (5.71%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (2.86%) VLAN
3 1 (2.86%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (2.86%) JIRA
General
1 16 (45.71%) Social Skills
2 14 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (11.43%) Telecoms
4 3 (8.57%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.86%) Banking
5 1 (2.86%) Finance
5 1 (2.86%) Games
5 1 (2.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.86%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 4 (11.43%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 6 (17.14%) Windows
2 3 (8.57%) Windows 10
3 2 (5.71%) Apple iOS
3 2 (5.71%) Mac OS
4 1 (2.86%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (40.00%) ITIL
2 11 (31.43%) Customer Service
2 11 (31.43%) Validation
3 10 (28.57%) Migration
4 8 (22.86%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (20.00%) Data Analysis
5 7 (20.00%) ITSM
5 7 (20.00%) Problem Management
5 7 (20.00%) Project Management
5 7 (20.00%) Six Sigma
6 6 (17.14%) Customer Experience
6 6 (17.14%) Service Management
6 6 (17.14%) Workflow
7 5 (14.29%) Incident Management
7 5 (14.29%) Root Cause Analysis
8 4 (11.43%) CRM
8 4 (11.43%) Fault Management
8 4 (11.43%) Information Security
8 4 (11.43%) Time Management
8 4 (11.43%) Trend Analysis
Programming Languages
1 3 (8.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (20.00%) Degree
2 3 (8.57%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (14.29%) SLA
System Software
1 12 (34.29%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 10 (28.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (25.71%) SCCM
3 2 (5.71%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (2.86%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 24 (68.57%) Microsoft
2 3 (8.57%) ServiceNow
3 2 (5.71%) Apple
4 1 (2.86%) CheckPoint
4 1 (2.86%) Splunk