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 £263, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
26 Sep 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 113 153 153
Rank change year-on-year +40 0 +16
Contract jobs requiring a Support Analyst 53 32 62
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 1.50% 0.71% 1.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.67% 0.77% 1.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 22 41
10th Percentile £201 £146 £158
25th Percentile £256 £181 £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £263 £225 £220
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% +2.27% +15.79%
75th Percentile £277 £333 £308
90th Percentile £393 £430 £575
England median daily rate £289 £250 £368
% change year-on-year +15.50% -31.97% +47.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 4
10th Percentile £25.72 - £13.66
25th Percentile £26.58 £22.25 £14.66
Median hourly rate £28.00 £24.50 £16.36
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +49.80% -3.79%
75th Percentile £29.00 £26.75 £28.44
90th Percentile £29.60 - £45.88
England median hourly rate £23.00 £23.35 £19.50
% change year-on-year -1.50% +19.74% +1.30%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 3,169 4,170 5,295
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.67% 92.26% 94.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,052 2,480 3,575
10th Percentile £204 £245 £210
25th Percentile £363 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £508 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.48% +1.50% -
75th Percentile £588 £625 £613
90th Percentile £650 £688 £700
England median daily rate £510 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -2.86% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 281 286 253
10th Percentile £13.25 £16.00 £16.00
25th Percentile £15.50 £28.13 £21.05
Median hourly rate £25.15 £58.17 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.77% +16.35% +105.00%
75th Percentile £57.50 £75.00 £66.25
90th Percentile £71.50 £80.00 £75.67
England median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -44.11% - +73.08%

Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Support Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Support Analyst 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 26 September 2025.

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 26 September 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
Thames Valley +18 17 £299 +16.21% 13
Surrey +14 13 £206 -8.33% 4
Hampshire +13 13 £263 +16.67% 10
Berkshire +17 9 £301 +82.58% 2
Kent +5 8 £263 - 6
Oxfordshire -4 7 £325 +160.00% 4
Buckinghamshire +5 1 £274 -36.40% 7
West Sussex -2 1 - - 1
Middlesex - 1 - - 1
Support Analyst
England

Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 26 September 2025, Support Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South East region featuring Support Analyst in the job title.

1 28 (52.83%) Finance
2 26 (49.06%) Microsoft
2 26 (49.06%) Active Directory
3 15 (28.30%) Social Skills
4 14 (26.42%) Mobile Device Management
4 14 (26.42%) ServiceNow
4 14 (26.42%) Citrix
5 13 (24.53%) Sage
5 13 (24.53%) ITIL
5 13 (24.53%) WebEx
5 13 (24.53%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (22.64%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (18.87%) ITSM
7 10 (18.87%) SQL
7 10 (18.87%) Windows
8 9 (16.98%) Microsoft Excel
8 9 (16.98%) Microsoft Office
8 9 (16.98%) Cisco
8 9 (16.98%) Process Improvement
8 9 (16.98%) Microsoft 365
8 9 (16.98%) Decision-Making
9 8 (15.09%) Skype
9 8 (15.09%) ITIL Certification
10 7 (13.21%) Remedy
10 7 (13.21%) SharePoint
10 7 (13.21%) Linux
10 7 (13.21%) B2B
10 7 (13.21%) Service Delivery
10 7 (13.21%) Information Security
10 7 (13.21%) Validation

Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 7 (13.21%) Mattermost
1 7 (13.21%) SharePoint
1 7 (13.21%) Skype for Business
2 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (16.98%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (16.98%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (9.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.89%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 7 (13.21%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 9 (16.98%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (5.66%) Azure
3 2 (3.77%) AWS
4 1 (1.89%) GCP
4 1 (1.89%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 13 (24.53%) WebEx
2 8 (15.09%) Skype
3 2 (3.77%) Firewall
3 2 (3.77%) TCP/IP
3 2 (3.77%) Wireless
4 1 (1.89%) DHCP
4 1 (1.89%) DNS
4 1 (1.89%) Internet
4 1 (1.89%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (1.89%) IP Telephony
4 1 (1.89%) LAN
4 1 (1.89%) MPLS
4 1 (1.89%) NAS
4 1 (1.89%) NetScaler
4 1 (1.89%) SAN
4 1 (1.89%) Softphone
4 1 (1.89%) Unified Communications
4 1 (1.89%) VoIP
4 1 (1.89%) VPN
4 1 (1.89%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.89%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.89%) JIRA
General
1 28 (52.83%) Finance
2 15 (28.30%) Social Skills
3 12 (22.64%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (1.89%) Local Government
4 1 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (1.89%) Public Sector
4 1 (1.89%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.66%) Onboarding
1 3 (5.66%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (3.77%) iPad
3 1 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (1.89%) iPhone
3 1 (1.89%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.89%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (1.89%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 10 (18.87%) Windows
2 7 (13.21%) Linux
3 4 (7.55%) Windows 10
4 2 (3.77%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.89%) Android
5 1 (1.89%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (26.42%) Mobile Device Management
2 13 (24.53%) ITIL
2 13 (24.53%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (18.87%) ITSM
4 9 (16.98%) Decision-Making
4 9 (16.98%) Process Improvement
5 7 (13.21%) B2B
5 7 (13.21%) Change Control
5 7 (13.21%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (13.21%) Customer Service
5 7 (13.21%) Information Security
5 7 (13.21%) Problem Management
5 7 (13.21%) Service Delivery
5 7 (13.21%) Validation
6 6 (11.32%) Performance Metrics
6 6 (11.32%) Project Management
7 5 (9.43%) Analytics
7 5 (9.43%) Application Security
7 5 (9.43%) Demand Management
7 5 (9.43%) Performance Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 10 (18.87%) SQL
2 7 (13.21%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 8 (15.09%) ITIL Certification
2 2 (3.77%) Degree
2 2 (3.77%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (1.89%) A+ Certification
3 1 (1.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (1.89%) MCP
3 1 (1.89%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.89%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.43%) Data Quality
2 4 (7.55%) PMO
3 1 (1.89%) PCI DSS
3 1 (1.89%) SLA
System Software
1 26 (49.06%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.89%) Hyper-V
2 1 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.89%) vSphere
2 1 (1.89%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 7 (13.21%) HP SiteScope
1 7 (13.21%) SCOM
2 3 (5.66%) SCCM
3 1 (1.89%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (1.89%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 26 (49.06%) Microsoft
2 14 (26.42%) Citrix
2 14 (26.42%) ServiceNow
3 13 (24.53%) Sage
4 9 (16.98%) Cisco
5 7 (13.21%) Remedy
5 7 (13.21%) Splunk
6 5 (9.43%) IFS
6 5 (9.43%) Liquidlogic
7 1 (1.89%) Adobe
7 1 (1.89%) Apple
7 1 (1.89%) Aruba
7 1 (1.89%) F5
7 1 (1.89%) Google
7 1 (1.89%) McAfee
7 1 (1.89%) Meraki
7 1 (1.89%) Mitel
7 1 (1.89%) Oracle
7 1 (1.89%) Palo Alto
7 1 (1.89%) Salesforce
45 Support Analyst jobs in the South East