Support Analyst Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Support Analyst
Wales > South Wales

The median Support Analyst daily rate in South Wales is £298, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 44 48
Rank change year-on-year +12 +4 +9
Contract jobs requiring a Support Analyst 8 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 2.78% 0.57% 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.03% 0.63% 0.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 2 2
10th Percentile £290 - £192
25th Percentile £292 £185 £212
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £298 £190 £251
Median % change year-on-year +56.58% -24.38% +34.00%
75th Percentile £300 £195 £294
90th Percentile - - £316
Wales median daily rate £295 £190 £251
% change year-on-year +55.26% -24.38% +34.00%

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 264 320 381
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.67% 91.17% 93.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 183 180 292
10th Percentile £190 £136 £163
25th Percentile £283 £200 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £419 £450
Median % change year-on-year -7.46% -6.94% -10.00%
75th Percentile £488 £550 £591
90th Percentile £638 £631 £650
Wales median daily rate £393 £425 £450
% change year-on-year -7.65% -5.56% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 44 25
10th Percentile £12.98 £15.48 £16.00
25th Percentile £14.04 £20.12 £17.00
Median hourly rate £20.50 £25.60 £23.92
Median % change year-on-year -19.92% +7.05% +26.17%
75th Percentile £22.00 £48.75 £38.75
90th Percentile £28.93 £53.38 £55.25
Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £26.05 £23.21
% change year-on-year -21.31% +12.25% +42.57%

Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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 South Wales.

Support Analyst job vacancy trend in South Wales

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

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

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies 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 5 October 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 - 8 £298 - 1
Support Analyst
Wales

Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 5 October 2025, 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 Wales region featuring Support Analyst in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 8 (100.00%) Windows
2 7 (87.50%) Wi-Fi
2 7 (87.50%) Mobile Device Management
2 7 (87.50%) MobileIron
2 7 (87.50%) Microsoft
2 7 (87.50%) HP
2 7 (87.50%) Apple
3 5 (62.50%) Firmware
3 5 (62.50%) McAfee
3 5 (62.50%) Active Directory
3 5 (62.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (62.50%) BitLocker
3 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
3 5 (62.50%) SCCM
3 5 (62.50%) Azure
3 5 (62.50%) Microsoft 365

Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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 5 (62.50%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (62.50%) Azure
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 7 (87.50%) Wi-Fi
General
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 8 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Mobile Device Management
System Software
1 5 (62.50%) Active Directory
1 5 (62.50%) BitLocker
1 5 (62.50%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (62.50%) SCCM
Vendors
1 7 (87.50%) Apple
1 7 (87.50%) HP
1 7 (87.50%) Microsoft
1 7 (87.50%) MobileIron
2 5 (62.50%) McAfee