Support Analyst Contract Job Trends in Staffordshire

Support Analyst
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Support Analyst daily rate in Staffordshire is £150, 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 10 17 23
Rank change year-on-year +7 +6 +2
Contract jobs requiring a Support Analyst 6 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in Staffordshire 9.52% 0.84% 2.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.76% 0.88% 2.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 £200 £425
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -52.94% +142.86%
75th Percentile - - £438
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £148 £173 £200
% change year-on-year -14.49% -13.75% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 3
10th Percentile - - £23.25
25th Percentile £29.00 - £24.38
Median hourly rate £30.00 - £27.50
75th Percentile £31.00 - £28.75
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £30.00 £21.50 £26.25
% change year-on-year +39.53% -18.10% +14.13%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 51 114 155
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 80.95% 95.80% 93.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 68 113
10th Percentile £140 £110 £363
25th Percentile £183 £238 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £235 £378 £500
Median % change year-on-year -37.75% -24.50% +17.65%
75th Percentile £453 £491 £588
90th Percentile £495 £596 £745
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 4 9
10th Percentile - £18.76 £22.90
25th Percentile £29.00 £28.51 -
Median hourly rate £30.00 £34.47 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.96% +49.85% +30.53%
75th Percentile £40.25 £37.19 £28.75
90th Percentile £43.25 £41.13 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £23.05 £22.20
% change year-on-year +9.11% +3.85% +25.25%

Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

Support Analyst job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in Staffordshire

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in Staffordshire

Support Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 5 November 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
Stafford +5 5 - -
Uttoxeter - 1 £150 - 1
Support Analyst
West Midlands

Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 5 November 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 Staffordshire region featuring Support Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
2 5 (83.33%) CCNA
2 5 (83.33%) CCNP
2 5 (83.33%) Change Management
2 5 (83.33%) Cisco
2 5 (83.33%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (83.33%) Cisco IOS
2 5 (83.33%) Computer Science Degree
2 5 (83.33%) DHCP
2 5 (83.33%) DNS
2 5 (83.33%) Firewall
2 5 (83.33%) LAN
2 5 (83.33%) Microsoft
2 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (83.33%) Peregrine
2 5 (83.33%) Process Improvement
2 5 (83.33%) Project Management
2 5 (83.33%) PuTTY
2 5 (83.33%) Remedy
2 5 (83.33%) WAN
2 5 (83.33%) Wireless
2 5 (83.33%) WLAN
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving

Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:

Applications
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 5 (83.33%) Cisco IOS
1 5 (83.33%) DHCP
1 5 (83.33%) DNS
1 5 (83.33%) Firewall
1 5 (83.33%) LAN
1 5 (83.33%) PuTTY
1 5 (83.33%) WAN
1 5 (83.33%) Wireless
1 5 (83.33%) WLAN
General
1 5 (83.33%) Manufacturing
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 5 (83.33%) Change Management
2 5 (83.33%) Process Improvement
2 5 (83.33%) Project Management
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
2 5 (83.33%) CCNA
2 5 (83.33%) CCNP
2 5 (83.33%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (83.33%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Cisco
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft
1 5 (83.33%) Peregrine
1 5 (83.33%) Remedy