Support Analyst Contract Job Trends

Support Analyst
UK

The median Support Analyst daily rate in the UK is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 April 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 326 300 291
Rank change year-on-year -26 -9 -16
Contract jobs requiring a Support Analyst 327 246 319
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.70% 0.83% 0.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.76% 0.90% 0.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 157 147 230
10th Percentile £147 £170 £155
25th Percentile £166 £205 £183
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £263 £225
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% -13.46%
75th Percentile £375 £425 £394
90th Percentile £438 £525 £503
UK excluding London median daily rate £180 £225 £195
% change year-on-year -20.00% +15.38% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 37 31
10th Percentile £13.12 £17.44 £11.00
25th Percentile £17.11 £21.00 £15.42
Median hourly rate £20.79 £22.14 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.10% +5.43% -9.29%
75th Percentile £23.00 £24.75 £23.75
90th Percentile £149.60 £30.68 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £20.75 £22.14 £18.00
% change year-on-year -6.28% +23.03% -17.74%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 43,041 27,334 40,483
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 92.61% 92.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,619 17,888 26,425
10th Percentile £313 £300 £275
25th Percentile £413 £408 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £517 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.29% -1.52% -2.78%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £475 £493
% change year-on-year +2.63% -3.65% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,759 1,027 2,641
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.20 £12.86
25th Percentile £20.35 £18.51 £16.30
Median hourly rate £42.69 £29.07 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year +46.84% -18.11% -21.11%
75th Percentile £65.60 £62.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £78.25 £75.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £28.75 £37.50
% change year-on-year +56.52% -23.33% -11.76%

Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Support Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Analyst over the 6 months to 25 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Support Analyst in the UK

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Support Analyst over the 6 months to 25 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Support Analyst in the UK

Support Analyst
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 25 April 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
England -47 288 £225 -15.49% 98
UK excluding London -12 227 £180 -20.00% 92
London -74 90 £250 -23.08% 19
Work from Home -12 69 £233 -41.80% 45
North of England -53 63 £173 -23.33% 19
East of England +3 48 £350 +94.44% 11
North West -12 48 £175 -16.17% 10
South East -34 48 £173 -34.10% 34
Midlands -62 22 £213 +18.06% 17
Scotland +15 19 £206 -47.12% 1
South West -48 13 £410 +2.63% 13
West Midlands -65 12 £230 +53.17% 9
North East -9 11 £120 -56.36% 3
Wales -1 10 £290 +52.63%
East Midlands -29 10 £213 - 8
Northern Ireland +2 4 £180 +12.50% 2
Yorkshire -79 4 £155 -31.11% 6

Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 25 April 2026, 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 featuring Support Analyst in the job title.

1 124 (37.92%) Windows
2 99 (30.28%) Microsoft
3 86 (26.30%) Microsoft 365
4 77 (23.55%) Customer Service
5 74 (22.63%) Active Directory
6 70 (21.41%) Problem-Solving
7 52 (15.90%) ITIL
8 44 (13.46%) Windows 10
9 41 (12.54%) Azure
10 31 (9.48%) Incident Management
11 27 (8.26%) Entra ID
11 27 (8.26%) SQL
12 26 (7.95%) Degree
12 26 (7.95%) Microsoft Office
12 26 (7.95%) ServiceNow
13 22 (6.73%) Service Management
13 22 (6.73%) SharePoint
14 21 (6.42%) Microsoft Exchange
14 21 (6.42%) Security Cleared
14 21 (6.42%) Wi-Fi
15 20 (6.12%) Windows Server
16 19 (5.81%) ITSM
16 19 (5.81%) Microsoft Excel
17 17 (5.20%) Data Analysis
17 17 (5.20%) Knowledge Management
17 17 (5.20%) Microsoft Certification
17 17 (5.20%) SC Cleared
18 16 (4.89%) Migration
18 16 (4.89%) Service Delivery
18 16 (4.89%) Validation

Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 22 (6.73%) SharePoint
2 21 (6.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.83%) CMS
4 4 (1.22%) Apache
5 2 (0.61%) IIS
5 2 (0.61%) Oracle Self-Service HR
5 2 (0.61%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.61%) SAS
6 1 (0.31%) Confluence
Applications
1 26 (7.95%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (5.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (2.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.92%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.61%) Revit
6 1 (0.31%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.61%) Loan IQ
3 2 (0.61%) Oracle Assets
3 2 (0.61%) Oracle Cash Management
3 2 (0.61%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.61%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 2 (0.61%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.61%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.31%) Demantra
4 1 (0.31%) ION MarketView
4 1 (0.31%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.31%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.31%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 86 (26.30%) Microsoft 365
2 41 (12.54%) Azure
3 27 (8.26%) Entra ID
4 13 (3.98%) Power Platform
5 12 (3.67%) SaaS
6 9 (2.75%) Dynamics 365
7 8 (2.45%) AWS
8 7 (2.14%) Power Automate
9 4 (1.22%) GCP
9 4 (1.22%) OneDrive
10 3 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.92%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.92%) IaaS
10 3 (0.92%) Slack
11 2 (0.61%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 2 (0.61%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 2 (0.61%) Amazon S3
11 2 (0.61%) AWS Lambda
11 2 (0.61%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.61%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 21 (6.42%) Wi-Fi
2 11 (3.36%) DHCP
2 11 (3.36%) DNS
2 11 (3.36%) VPN
3 9 (2.75%) LAN
4 6 (1.83%) VLAN
5 5 (1.53%) Firewall
5 5 (1.53%) WAN
6 4 (1.22%) Wireless
7 3 (0.92%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.61%) FTP
8 2 (0.61%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.31%) NetScaler
9 1 (0.31%) Network Security
9 1 (0.31%) RS-232
9 1 (0.31%) Skype
9 1 (0.31%) VoIP
9 1 (0.31%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.14%) Power BI
2 4 (1.22%) Oracle Database
2 4 (1.22%) Oracle Reports
2 4 (1.22%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.92%) Amazon Redshift
3 3 (0.92%) Data Mart
3 3 (0.92%) Tableau
4 2 (0.61%) MySQL
4 2 (0.61%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 2 (0.61%) Power Query
4 2 (0.61%) PowerPivot
5 1 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.31%) MS Access
5 1 (0.31%) Qlik Sense
5 1 (0.31%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 14 (4.28%) JIRA
2 1 (0.31%) Git
2 1 (0.31%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.31%) Subversion
2 1 (0.31%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 102 (31.19%) Social Skills
2 49 (14.98%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (7.95%) Public Sector
4 24 (7.34%) Finance
5 18 (5.50%) Manufacturing
6 13 (3.98%) Law
7 12 (3.67%) Retail
7 12 (3.67%) Telecoms
8 10 (3.06%) Banking
9 9 (2.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (2.14%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.53%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (1.53%) Legal
11 5 (1.53%) Marketing
12 4 (1.22%) General Ledger
13 3 (0.92%) Automotive
13 3 (0.92%) Military
14 2 (0.61%) Front Office
14 2 (0.61%) Local Government
14 2 (0.61%) Multimedia
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.61%) CSS
1 2 (0.61%) LAMP
1 2 (0.61%) Oracle Fusion
1 2 (0.61%) Web Services
1 2 (0.61%) XML
2 1 (0.31%) HTML
2 1 (0.31%) HTML5
2 1 (0.31%) JSON
2 1 (0.31%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 44 (13.46%) Onboarding
2 19 (5.81%) Management Information System
2 19 (5.81%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (2.75%) FMCG
4 6 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (1.53%) Smartphone
6 4 (1.22%) Hedge funds
7 3 (0.92%) Data Centre
7 3 (0.92%) Fixed Income
7 3 (0.92%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (0.61%) Credit Risk
8 2 (0.61%) Derivative
8 2 (0.61%) Driving Licence
8 2 (0.61%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 2 (0.61%) Housing Association
8 2 (0.61%) iPhone
8 2 (0.61%) OTC Derivatives
8 2 (0.61%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.31%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (0.31%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 124 (37.92%) Windows
2 44 (13.46%) Windows 10
3 20 (6.12%) Windows Server
4 13 (3.98%) Linux
5 11 (3.36%) Windows Server 2016
6 10 (3.06%) Windows Server 2003
7 9 (2.75%) Android
7 9 (2.75%) Windows 7
8 8 (2.45%) Unix
9 6 (1.83%) Apple iOS
10 4 (1.22%) AIX
10 4 (1.22%) Windows Server 2019
11 3 (0.92%) Mac OS
12 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (23.55%) Customer Service
2 70 (21.41%) Problem-Solving
3 52 (15.90%) ITIL
4 31 (9.48%) Incident Management
5 22 (6.73%) Service Management
6 19 (5.81%) ITSM
7 17 (5.20%) Data Analysis
7 17 (5.20%) Knowledge Management
8 16 (4.89%) Migration
8 16 (4.89%) Service Delivery
8 16 (4.89%) Validation
9 15 (4.59%) Decision-Making
9 15 (4.59%) Process Improvement
10 13 (3.98%) Asset Management
10 13 (3.98%) Inventory Management
10 13 (3.98%) Proactive Monitoring
11 12 (3.67%) Continuous Improvement
11 12 (3.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 11 (3.36%) Computer Science
12 11 (3.36%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (8.26%) SQL
2 7 (2.14%) PowerShell
2 7 (2.14%) Shell Script
3 6 (1.83%) Java
4 5 (1.53%) Python
5 4 (1.22%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.92%) Bash
6 3 (0.92%) C#
6 3 (0.92%) Groovy
6 3 (0.92%) PL/SQL
7 2 (0.61%) Perl
7 2 (0.61%) PHP
8 1 (0.31%) C
8 1 (0.31%) C++
8 1 (0.31%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (7.95%) Degree
2 21 (6.42%) Security Cleared
3 17 (5.20%) Microsoft Certification
3 17 (5.20%) SC Cleared
4 11 (3.36%) A+ Certification
5 10 (3.06%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (2.75%) Network+ Certification
7 6 (1.83%) MCSE
7 6 (1.83%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 5 (1.53%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.61%) HNC
10 1 (0.31%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.31%) CEH
10 1 (0.31%) CISM
10 1 (0.31%) CISSP
10 1 (0.31%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.31%) HND
10 1 (0.31%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.31%) MCSA
10 1 (0.31%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (3.36%) SLA
2 6 (1.83%) PMO
3 3 (0.92%) Actionable Recommendations
3 3 (0.92%) GDPR
4 2 (0.61%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.31%) GRC
5 1 (0.31%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.31%) NIST
5 1 (0.31%) QA
System Software
1 74 (22.63%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.92%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.31%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.31%) Firmware
4 1 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.31%) XenApp
4 1 (0.31%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 14 (4.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.53%) Control-M
3 3 (0.92%) SCCM
4 2 (0.61%) Ansible
4 2 (0.61%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.31%) Dell DRAC
5 1 (0.31%) ITRS Geneos
5 1 (0.31%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 99 (30.28%) Microsoft
2 26 (7.95%) ServiceNow
3 14 (4.28%) Oracle
4 12 (3.67%) Apple
5 10 (3.06%) SAP
6 9 (2.75%) Salesforce
7 8 (2.45%) Avaya
7 8 (2.45%) Meraki
7 8 (2.45%) Mitel
8 6 (1.83%) Citrix
8 6 (1.83%) Murex
9 5 (1.53%) Google
9 5 (1.53%) HP
9 5 (1.53%) MobileIron
10 4 (1.22%) Adobe
10 4 (1.22%) IBM
10 4 (1.22%) Reuters
10 4 (1.22%) VMware
11 3 (0.92%) Bloomberg
11 3 (0.92%) Remedy