Support Analyst Contract Job Trends in Reading

Support Analyst
Berkshire > Reading

The median Support Analyst daily rate in Reading is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 54 91 85
Rank change year-on-year +37 -6 +3
Contract jobs requiring a Support Analyst 7 3 4
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 1.18% 0.27% 0.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.30% 0.31% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 3
10th Percentile - - £204
25th Percentile £185 £158 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £165 £220
Median % change year-on-year +15.15% -25.00% +43.09%
75th Percentile £195 £173 £398
90th Percentile - - £504
Berkshire median daily rate £301 £165 £220
% change year-on-year +82.58% -25.00% +22.22%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 538 975 1,023
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.88% 89.04% 93.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 353 542 691
10th Percentile £325 £319 £265
25th Percentile £425 £474 £418
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £578 £550
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +5.00% +10.00%
75th Percentile £609 £650 £638
90th Percentile £650 £700 £700
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 31 15
10th Percentile - £48.18 £49.90
25th Percentile £14.75 £56.88 £60.25
Median hourly rate £24.13 £61.60 £66.00
Median % change year-on-year -60.84% -6.67% +24.53%
75th Percentile £53.13 £97.50 £74.40
90th Percentile £68.75 £100.00 £75.15
Berkshire median hourly rate £32.05 £61.60 £60.00
% change year-on-year -47.97% +2.67% +23.08%

Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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 Reading.

Support Analyst job vacancy trend in Reading

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in Reading

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in Reading

Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 5 October 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 Reading region featuring Support Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Continuous Improvement
1 6 (85.71%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (71.43%) IFS
2 5 (71.43%) Decision-Making
2 5 (71.43%) Demand Management
2 5 (71.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (71.43%) SharePoint
2 5 (71.43%) Project Management
2 5 (71.43%) Finance
2 5 (71.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 5 (71.43%) Portfolio Management
3 1 (14.29%) ITIL
3 1 (14.29%) Google
3 1 (14.29%) Azure
3 1 (14.29%) AWS
3 1 (14.29%) iPad
3 1 (14.29%) Service Management
3 1 (14.29%) Change Management
3 1 (14.29%) ITSM
3 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Management
3 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (14.29%) GCP

Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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 5 (71.43%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) AWS
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
1 1 (14.29%) GCP
General
1 6 (85.71%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (71.43%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) iPad
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (71.43%) Decision-Making
2 5 (71.43%) Demand Management
2 5 (71.43%) Portfolio Management
2 5 (71.43%) Project Management
3 1 (14.29%) Change Management
3 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Management
3 1 (14.29%) ITIL
3 1 (14.29%) ITSM
3 1 (14.29%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Service Management
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) IFS
2 1 (14.29%) Google