Support Analyst Contract Job Trends in the South East

Support Analyst
England > South East

The median Support Analyst daily rate in the South East is £180, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2026.

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

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 163 132 167
Rank change year-on-year -31 +35 -39
Contract jobs requiring a Support Analyst 46 22 25
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.79% 0.73% 0.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.86% 0.80% 0.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 14 18
10th Percentile £170 £211 £145
25th Percentile £171 £252 £156
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £180 £263 £169
Median % change year-on-year -31.43% +55.56% -26.63%
75th Percentile £246 £269 £198
90th Percentile £270 £282 £244
England median daily rate £233 £273 £230
% change year-on-year -14.68% +18.48% -19.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 5
10th Percentile £19.93 £24.99 £18.50
25th Percentile £20.82 £25.50 £20.75
Median hourly rate £22.29 £26.33 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.34% +22.47% -44.34%
75th Percentile £23.77 £27.17 £22.25
90th Percentile £24.65 £27.67 -
England median hourly rate £18.96 £22.14 £21.50
% change year-on-year -14.39% +2.98% -7.13%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 5,347 2,754 5,095
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.86% 91.77% 92.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,325 1,821 3,078
10th Percentile £300 £248 £213
25th Percentile £413 £400 £397
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% - -
75th Percentile £613 £600 £618
90th Percentile £713 £665 £688
England median daily rate £511 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.67% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 506 164 480
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.78
25th Percentile £24.30 £20.09 £18.32
Median hourly rate £55.00 £32.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +69.23% -31.58% -1.86%
75th Percentile £81.76 £63.75 £62.50
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £77.04
England median hourly rate £47.00 £30.62 £36.50
% change year-on-year +53.52% -16.12% -18.03%

Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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 South East.

Support Analyst job vacancy trend in the South East

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in the South East

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Analyst in the South East over the 6 months to 4 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Support Analyst in the South East

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in the South East

Support Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 4 May 2026. 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
Hampshire -9 22 £180 -31.43% 5
Thames Valley -29 18 £172 -46.20% 5
Buckinghamshire -24 8 £172 -23.78% 5
Berkshire -25 6 £263 -36.36%
West Sussex -13 4 - -
Oxfordshire -20 4 £400 -
Kent -12 2 £263 - 6
Support Analyst
England

Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 4 May 2026, 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 South East region featuring Support Analyst in the job title.

1 21 (45.65%) Customer Service
2 19 (41.30%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (41.30%) Windows
3 18 (39.13%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (28.26%) Incident Management
4 13 (28.26%) Microsoft
5 12 (26.09%) ITIL
6 11 (23.91%) Active Directory
7 9 (19.57%) Decision-Making
7 9 (19.57%) Entra ID
7 9 (19.57%) Microsoft Exchange
8 8 (17.39%) Avaya
8 8 (17.39%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 8 (17.39%) Meraki
8 8 (17.39%) Microsoft Excel
8 8 (17.39%) Mitel
8 8 (17.39%) Process Improvement
8 8 (17.39%) Service Delivery
8 8 (17.39%) Wi-Fi
9 7 (15.22%) SLA
10 6 (13.04%) Business Impact Analysis
10 6 (13.04%) Client Onboarding
10 6 (13.04%) Creative Thinking
10 6 (13.04%) Impact Analysis
10 6 (13.04%) Time Management
11 4 (8.70%) SC Cleared
11 4 (8.70%) Security Cleared
12 3 (6.52%) Android
12 3 (6.52%) Apple iOS
12 3 (6.52%) Azure

Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 9 (19.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (4.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (17.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (2.17%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 18 (39.13%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (19.57%) Entra ID
3 3 (6.52%) Azure
3 3 (6.52%) IaaS
4 1 (2.17%) AWS
4 1 (2.17%) GCP
4 1 (2.17%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 8 (17.39%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.17%) SQL Server
General
1 21 (45.65%) Social Skills
2 16 (34.78%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (15.22%) Retail
4 2 (4.35%) Finance
5 1 (2.17%) Local Government
5 1 (2.17%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (2.17%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.17%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 12 (26.09%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (17.39%) Management Information System
2 8 (17.39%) Onboarding
3 2 (4.35%) Driving Licence
4 1 (2.17%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 19 (41.30%) Windows
2 3 (6.52%) Android
2 3 (6.52%) Apple iOS
3 1 (2.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (45.65%) Customer Service
2 19 (41.30%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (28.26%) Incident Management
4 12 (26.09%) ITIL
5 9 (19.57%) Decision-Making
6 8 (17.39%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 8 (17.39%) Process Improvement
6 8 (17.39%) Service Delivery
7 6 (13.04%) Business Impact Analysis
7 6 (13.04%) Client Onboarding
7 6 (13.04%) Creative Thinking
7 6 (13.04%) Impact Analysis
7 6 (13.04%) Time Management
8 3 (6.52%) ITSM
8 3 (6.52%) Risk Management
9 2 (4.35%) Asset Management
9 2 (4.35%) Change Management
9 2 (4.35%) Data Analysis
9 2 (4.35%) Service Management
9 2 (4.35%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 4 (8.70%) SC Cleared
1 4 (8.70%) Security Cleared
2 2 (4.35%) Degree
3 1 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.17%) MCSA
3 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (2.17%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (15.22%) SLA
2 1 (2.17%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (2.17%) GDPR
2 1 (2.17%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 11 (23.91%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.17%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (2.17%) Dell DRAC
1 1 (2.17%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 13 (28.26%) Microsoft
2 8 (17.39%) Avaya
2 8 (17.39%) Meraki
2 8 (17.39%) Mitel
3 1 (2.17%) Ariba
3 1 (2.17%) Dell
3 1 (2.17%) Google
3 1 (2.17%) Remedy
3 1 (2.17%) SAP
3 1 (2.17%) VMware