Project Support Officer Contract Job Trends in the South West

Project Support Officer
England > South West

The median Project Support Officer daily rate in the South West is £390, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 123 131 142
Rank change year-on-year +8 +11 +34
Contract jobs requiring a Project Support Officer 1 2 10
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.047% 0.083% 0.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.053% 0.090% 0.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 8
10th Percentile - - £303
25th Percentile - - £322
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £390 £330 £350
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -5.71% +27.27%
75th Percentile - - £381
90th Percentile - - £400
England median daily rate £230 £313 £350
% change year-on-year -26.40% -10.71% +8.53%

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 1,897 2,215 2,964
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.06% 92.21% 95.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,081 1,343 1,970
10th Percentile £222 £229 £275
25th Percentile £375 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.55% -1.90% -
75th Percentile £638 £630 £638
90th Percentile £725 £705 £710
England median daily rate £510 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 253 186 311
10th Percentile £14.41 £12.79 £17.70
25th Percentile £18.22 £31.97 £40.93
Median hourly rate £28.79 £65.00 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -55.71% +15.06% -8.15%
75th Percentile £63.75 £71.25 £70.00
90th Percentile £67.84 £73.75 £82.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.33 £45.88
% change year-on-year -37.63% -12.11% +52.93%

Project Support Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Project Support Officer job vacancy trend in the South West

Project Support Officer
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Support Officer job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Support Officer job vacancies in the South West

Project Support Officer
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Support Officer job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Support Officer job vacancies in the South West

Project Support Officer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, Project Support Officer 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 West region featuring Project Support Officer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) QA

Project Support Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA