Application Support
UK
The median Application Support daily rate in the UK is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 378 | 389 | 404 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +15 | +128 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Applications Support | 142 | 215 | 332 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.49% | 0.49% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.52% | 0.53% | 0.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 114 | 153 | 276 |
| 10th Percentile | £226 | £189 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £355 | £300 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -14.29% | +23.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | £571 | £678 |
| 90th Percentile | £541 | £660 | £823 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £400 | £331 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +20.75% | -5.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.21 | £25.18 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £28.71 | £27.50 | £21.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.95 | £30.00 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.17% | +36.36% | -3.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.71 | £32.50 | £23.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £50.54 | £59.92 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £36.95 | £30.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +23.17% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Applications Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Applications Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Applications Support.
Applications Support
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Applications Support over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Applications Support.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Applications Support over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Applications Support
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| England | +9 | 128 | £400 | -11.11% | 121 |
| London | -7 | 73 | £411 | -17.75% | 52 |
| UK excluding London | +39 | 62 | £400 | - | 72 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 39 | £405 | -16.62% | 48 |
| South West | +55 | 24 | £375 | -21.05% | 6 |
| North of England | +41 | 14 | £373 | +49.00% | 25 |
| North West | +22 | 12 | £393 | +57.20% | 20 |
| South East | +29 | 10 | £411 | +37.08% | 15 |
| Scotland | +5 | 8 | £445 | -40.67% | 2 |
| Midlands | +15 | 5 | £700 | +75.00% | 11 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 5 | £700 | +133.33% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £238 | - | 5 |
| East of England | +23 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
Applications Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Applications Support 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 featuring Applications Support in the job title.
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Applications Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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