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 £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 September 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 111 158
Rank change year-on-year -63 +47 -24
Contract jobs requiring a Support Analyst 49 48 24
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.75% 1.37% 0.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% 1.52% 0.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 22 17
10th Percentile £156 £190 £137
25th Percentile £170 £256 £158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £263 £200
Median % change year-on-year -27.62% +31.25% -8.68%
75th Percentile £225 £283 £238
90th Percentile £239 £398 £318
England median daily rate £263 £300 £249
% change year-on-year -12.50% +20.60% -28.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 3 1
10th Percentile £14.72 £25.72 -
25th Percentile £16.23 £26.58 £22.25
Median hourly rate £21.00 £28.00 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +14.29% +40.00%
75th Percentile £23.00 £29.00 £26.75
90th Percentile - £29.60 -
England median hourly rate £17.73 £23.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year -22.93% +9.52% -1.45%

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 6,031 3,157 4,337
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.78% 90.23% 92.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,514 2,032 2,609
10th Percentile £301 £205 £251
25th Percentile £425 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% +2.50%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £625
90th Percentile £713 £663 £688
England median daily rate £525 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 752 284 349
10th Percentile £15.50 £13.75 £16.20
25th Percentile £23.16 £15.50 £30.41
Median hourly rate £52.43 £25.15 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +108.45% -56.15% +14.70%
75th Percentile £70.00 £57.50 £75.00
90th Percentile £85.23 £71.50 £80.00
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% +2.86%

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
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 3 September 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 -23 23 £195 -25.71% 7
West Sussex -10 13 - - 1
Thames Valley -42 11 £190 -41.54% 11
Oxfordshire -24 6 £163 -50.00% 1
Berkshire -24 3 £215 -28.63% 7
Surrey -31 2 - - 7
Buckinghamshire - 2 £190 - 3
Support Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 3 September 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 25 (51.02%) Microsoft
2 23 (46.94%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (38.78%) ITIL
3 19 (38.78%) Windows
4 18 (36.73%) Customer Service
5 14 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
6 13 (26.53%) ITSM
7 10 (20.41%) Degree
8 9 (18.37%) Active Directory
8 9 (18.37%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 9 (18.37%) Entra ID
9 8 (16.33%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (14.29%) Avaya
10 7 (14.29%) Meraki
10 7 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
10 7 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
10 7 (14.29%) Mitel
11 6 (12.24%) Android
11 6 (12.24%) Apple iOS
11 6 (12.24%) ServiceNow
12 5 (10.20%) Service Delivery
13 4 (8.16%) .NET
13 4 (8.16%) Azure
13 4 (8.16%) Java
13 4 (8.16%) SharePoint
13 4 (8.16%) SQL Server
14 3 (6.12%) Computer Science
14 3 (6.12%) Computer Science Degree
14 3 (6.12%) CRM
14 3 (6.12%) Dell

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 7 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (8.16%) SharePoint
3 2 (4.08%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (6.12%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (4.08%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (2.04%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 23 (46.94%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (18.37%) Entra ID
3 4 (8.16%) Azure
4 3 (6.12%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (16.33%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (4.08%) Firewall
3 1 (2.04%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.16%) SQL Server
General
1 22 (44.90%) Social Skills
2 8 (16.33%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (6.12%) Finance
4 2 (4.08%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (4.08%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.04%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (8.16%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 6 (12.24%) Onboarding
2 2 (4.08%) PMI
2 2 (4.08%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.04%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 19 (38.78%) Windows
2 6 (12.24%) Android
2 6 (12.24%) Apple iOS
3 2 (4.08%) Windows 10
3 2 (4.08%) Windows Server
4 1 (2.04%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (38.78%) ITIL
2 18 (36.73%) Customer Service
3 14 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 13 (26.53%) ITSM
5 9 (18.37%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 5 (10.20%) Service Delivery
7 3 (6.12%) Computer Science
7 3 (6.12%) CRM
7 3 (6.12%) Migration
7 3 (6.12%) RBAC
7 3 (6.12%) User Experience
8 2 (4.08%) Change Control
8 2 (4.08%) Continuous Improvement
8 2 (4.08%) Customer Experience
8 2 (4.08%) Cybersecurity
8 2 (4.08%) Data Migration
8 2 (4.08%) Decision-Making
8 2 (4.08%) Performance Metrics
8 2 (4.08%) Process Improvement
8 2 (4.08%) Programme Governance
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.16%) Java
Qualifications
1 10 (20.41%) Degree
2 7 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (6.12%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (4.08%) DBS Check
4 2 (4.08%) PMI Certification
5 1 (2.04%) MCSA
5 1 (2.04%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.04%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.08%) PMO
1 2 (4.08%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (18.37%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.04%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (4.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.04%) AirWatch
2 1 (2.04%) Dell DRAC
2 1 (2.04%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 25 (51.02%) Microsoft
2 7 (14.29%) Avaya
2 7 (14.29%) Meraki
2 7 (14.29%) Mitel
3 6 (12.24%) ServiceNow
4 3 (6.12%) Dell
5 2 (4.08%) HP
5 2 (4.08%) VMware
6 1 (2.04%) Apple
6 1 (2.04%) Remedy