Support Analyst Contracts in South Wales

Support Analyst
Wales > South Wales

The median Support Analyst daily rate in South Wales is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 July 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
1 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 38 50
Rank change year-on-year +10 +12 +13
Contract jobs requiring a Support Analyst 5 3 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales 2.02% 0.85% 0.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.16% 0.93% 0.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 3
10th Percentile - - £187
25th Percentile - £185 £193
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £190 £205
Median % change year-on-year +57.89% -7.32% +24.24%
75th Percentile - £195 £232
90th Percentile - - £247
Wales median daily rate £300 £190 £205
% change year-on-year +57.89% -7.32% +24.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £14.36 -
Wales median hourly rate - £13.85 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 231 321 420
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.52% 90.93% 94.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 160 224 320
10th Percentile £180 £140 £185
25th Percentile £268 £244 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £395 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year -12.22% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £483 £539 £588
90th Percentile £613 £625 £650
Wales median daily rate £400 £450 £475
% change year-on-year -11.11% -5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 36 29
10th Percentile £12.82 £13.31 £15.40
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.48 £16.98
Median hourly rate £20.50 £21.49 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year -4.58% +18.44% +0.78%
75th Percentile £37.99 £52.50 £23.75
90th Percentile £45.00 £85.50 £49.00
Wales median hourly rate £20.76 £20.47 £18.14
% change year-on-year +1.39% +12.84% +0.78%

Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Support Analyst in South Wales

Support Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Analyst in South Wales.

Daily rate trend for Support Analyst in South Wales

Support Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Analyst in South Wales.

Hourly rate trend for Support Analyst in South Wales

Support Analyst
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 1 July 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
Cardiff - 5 £300 - 6
Support Analyst
Wales

Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 1 July 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 Wales region featuring Support Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (60.00%) HP
2 3 (60.00%) Apple
2 3 (60.00%) Firmware
2 3 (60.00%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (60.00%) SCCM
2 3 (60.00%) Mobile Device Management
2 3 (60.00%) MobileIron
2 3 (60.00%) BitLocker
2 3 (60.00%) McAfee
3 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Azure
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (20.00%) Uniface
3 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange

Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) Uniface
System Software
1 3 (60.00%) BitLocker
1 3 (60.00%) Firmware
2 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (60.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Apple
1 3 (60.00%) HP
1 3 (60.00%) McAfee
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (60.00%) MobileIron