Support Officer Contract Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Support Officer
UK > Northern Ireland

As of 28 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Support Officer daily rate in Northern Ireland.

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 - 29
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Support Officer 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland 1.65% - 0.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.00% - 0.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £213 £275 £300
% change year-on-year -22.73% -8.33% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
Median hourly rate £12.31 - -
UK median hourly rate £16.00 £21.23 £22.00
% change year-on-year -24.63% -3.50% +44.59%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 200 163 151
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 82.64% 93.14% 93.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 74 92
10th Percentile £264 £148 £175
25th Percentile £363 £216 £292
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £413 £450
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £538 £538 £538
90th Percentile £625 £600 £638
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 24 14
10th Percentile £12.31 - £11.08
25th Percentile £13.60 £15.48 £13.23
Median hourly rate £16.90 £24.18 £15.82
Median % change year-on-year -30.11% +52.89% +15.48%
75th Percentile £25.64 £31.22 £16.12
90th Percentile £53.75 £59.44 £18.53
UK median hourly rate £25.47 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -21.63% -27.78% +44.81%

Support Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Support Officer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Support Officer job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Support Officer
Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Officer job vacancies in Northern Ireland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Officer job vacancies in Northern Ireland

Support Officer
Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Officer job vacancies in Northern Ireland.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Officer job vacancies in Northern Ireland

Support Officer
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 28 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
County Antrim - 4 - -
Support Officer
UK

Support Officer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 28 December 2025, Support Officer 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 Northern Ireland region featuring Support Officer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) Data Protection
2 3 (75.00%) Data Security
2 3 (75.00%) GDPR
2 3 (75.00%) Informatics
2 3 (75.00%) Information Governance
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (75.00%) Records Management
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Master Data Management
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (25.00%) SLA
3 1 (25.00%) Statistics
3 1 (25.00%) System Testing

Support Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 4 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Mathematics
2 3 (75.00%) Data Protection
2 3 (75.00%) Data Security
2 3 (75.00%) Informatics
2 3 (75.00%) Information Governance
2 3 (75.00%) Records Management
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Master Data Management
3 1 (25.00%) Statistics
3 1 (25.00%) System Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) GDPR
2 1 (25.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft