Support Specialist Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Support Specialist
South East > Thames Valley

The median Support Specialist daily rate in the Thames Valley is £548, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 August 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 162 109 116
Rank change year-on-year -53 +7 +21
Contract jobs requiring a Support Specialist 4 3 13
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.12% 0.18% 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.20% 0.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 13
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £524 - £603
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 - £605
Median % change year-on-year - - +303.33%
75th Percentile £571 - £608
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £548 £235 £605
% change year-on-year +132.98% -61.16% +168.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £18.00 -
South East median hourly rate - £18.00 -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 3,028 1,536 2,119
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.49% 92.20% 91.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,870 934 1,212
10th Percentile £320 £286 £250
25th Percentile £421 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% +2.00%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £623
90th Percentile £700 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £515
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.91% +3.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 308 102 131
10th Percentile £16.18 £14.20 £16.32
25th Percentile £27.06 £15.13 £22.54
Median hourly rate £61.25 £25.15 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +143.54% -56.26% +18.80%
75th Percentile £85.00 £62.50 £70.29
90th Percentile £101.85 £86.83 £87.50
South East median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £57.35
% change year-on-year +108.75% -56.15% +17.05%

Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Support Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Support Specialist job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Support Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Support Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Support Specialist
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Specialist within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 11 August 2026. 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
Berkshire - 4 £548 - 3
Support Specialist
South East

Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 11 August 2026, Support Specialist 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 Thames Valley region featuring Support Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Data Guard
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle RAC
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle RMAN
1 3 (75.00%) PL/SQL
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) SQL
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) Linux
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (25.00%) MS Visio
2 1 (25.00%) Oracle Certification
2 1 (25.00%) Oracle Database
2 1 (25.00%) Oracle Database 10g
2 1 (25.00%) Oracle Database 11g
2 1 (25.00%) Oracle Database 12c
2 1 (25.00%) Oracle Service Bus
2 1 (25.00%) Performance Tuning
2 1 (25.00%) Solaris
2 1 (25.00%) SQLite
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Unix
2 1 (25.00%) WebLogic

Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 1 (25.00%) Oracle Service Bus
1 1 (25.00%) WebLogic
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (25.00%) MS Visio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Oracle Database
1 1 (25.00%) Oracle Database 10g
1 1 (25.00%) Oracle Database 11g
1 1 (25.00%) Oracle Database 12c
1 1 (25.00%) SQLite
General
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Linux
1 1 (25.00%) Solaris
1 1 (25.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) ITIL
1 1 (25.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) PL/SQL
1 3 (75.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Oracle Certification
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 3 (75.00%) Data Guard
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle