IT Support Analyst Contracts in the South West

IT Support Analyst
England > South West

The median IT Support Analyst daily rate in the South West is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 106 153 154
Rank change year-on-year +47 +1 +18
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support Analyst 5 4 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.30% 0.13% 0.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% 0.13% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 4 11
10th Percentile £168 £186 £104
25th Percentile £176 £195 £118
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £200 £138
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +45.45% -31.25%
75th Percentile £200 £209 £188
90th Percentile - £226 -
England median daily rate £195 £190 £195
% change year-on-year +2.63% -2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £36.00 - -
England median hourly rate £22.05 £20.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +10.25% -20.00% +49.25%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title 1,546 2,986 3,354
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.13% 93.34% 92.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,007 1,903 2,516
10th Percentile £220 £208 £263
25th Percentile £386 £381 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £614 £620 £638
90th Percentile £688 £700 £713
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 142 400 267
10th Percentile £18.51 £14.00 £18.09
25th Percentile £26.62 £27.50 £50.62
Median hourly rate £63.50 £55.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.45% -15.38% +38.30%
75th Percentile £68.00 £71.25 £75.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.50 £85.00
England median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
% change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%

IT Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Support Analyst in the South West

IT Support Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Support Analyst in the South West.

Daily rate trend for IT Support Analyst in the South West

IT Support Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Support Analyst in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for IT Support Analyst in the South West

IT Support Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support Analyst within the South West region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Bristol - 3 £200 - 1
Gloucestershire - 2 £175 - 2
IT Support Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, IT 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 West region featuring IT Support Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
2 2 (40.00%) Windows 10
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Technology Roadmap
3 1 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (20.00%) Digital Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
3 1 (20.00%) Apple
3 1 (20.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (20.00%) User Experience
3 1 (20.00%) Software Licensing
3 1 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (20.00%) Security Patching
3 1 (20.00%) Data Management
3 1 (20.00%) Google
3 1 (20.00%) Mac OS
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Google Workspace
3 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) ITSM
3 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
3 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft

IT Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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
1 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (20.00%) Google Workspace
General
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
2 2 (40.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (20.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (20.00%) Data Management
2 1 (20.00%) Digital Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) ITSM
2 1 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (20.00%) Project Management
2 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (20.00%) Security Patching
2 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (20.00%) Software Licensing
2 1 (20.00%) Technology Roadmap
2 1 (20.00%) User Experience
System Software
1 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Apple
1 1 (20.00%) Google
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft