Systems Support Contract Job Trends in the South East

Systems Support
England > South East

The median Systems Support daily rate in the South East is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 January 2026.

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

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 184 158 204
Rank change year-on-year -26 +46 +30
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Support 3 3 8
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.065% 0.093% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.073% 0.10% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 1
10th Percentile - £246 -
25th Percentile - £285 £179
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £350 £183
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +91.78% -
75th Percentile - £434 £186
90th Percentile - £485 -
England median daily rate £300 £400 £425
% change year-on-year -25.00% -5.88% -8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
Median hourly rate - - £15.85
England median hourly rate £27.41 - £15.85
% change year-on-year - - -26.86%

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 4,128 2,983 5,073
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.99% 92.81% 93.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,676 1,843 3,185
10th Percentile £253 £237 £205
25th Percentile £400 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £600 £613 £600
90th Percentile £688 £675 £688
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 356 105 379
10th Percentile £13.88 £18.58 £13.00
25th Percentile £16.93 £24.18 £19.12
Median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -40.82% -10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.50 £62.50
90th Percentile £83.25 £69.75 £75.76
England median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year -14.29% -4.11% +4.29%

Systems Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Systems Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Systems Support job vacancy trend in the South East

Systems Support
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

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

Systems Support
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

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

Systems Support
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 Systems Support within the South East region over the 6 months to 31 January 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 -19 2 £300 -41.46%
Thames Valley -19 2 £300 +36.36% 4
Berkshire -20 2 £300 +36.36%
Surrey -6 1 - -
Systems Support
England

Systems Support Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 31 January 2026, Systems Support 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 Systems Support in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (66.67%) Capacity Management
1 2 (66.67%) Fault Management
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Service Management
1 2 (66.67%) SNMP
2 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Windows

Systems Support 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) SNMP
General
1 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Capacity Management
1 2 (66.67%) Fault Management
1 2 (66.67%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft