Support Analyst Contract Job Trends

Support Analyst
UK

The median Support Analyst daily rate in the UK is £238, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 July 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 376 246 332
Rank change year-on-year -130 +86 -51
Contract jobs requiring a Support Analyst 302 366 262
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.57% 1.12% 0.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% 1.22% 0.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 112 180 183
10th Percentile £161 £165 £150
25th Percentile £190 £205 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £238 £278 £225
Median % change year-on-year -14.57% +23.56% -25.00%
75th Percentile £400 £402 £365
90th Percentile £438 £516 £500
UK excluding London median daily rate £225 £263 £190
% change year-on-year -14.29% +38.16% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 69 25
10th Percentile £15.81 £17.47 £11.90
25th Percentile £15.93 £22.03 £17.00
Median hourly rate £17.73 £22.56 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% +7.43% -6.67%
75th Percentile £22.91 £28.00 £22.25
90th Percentile £27.00 £33.75 £24.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.73 £22.14 £18.32
% change year-on-year -19.94% +20.84% -14.02%

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 48,822 29,919 38,227
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.59% 91.60% 93.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,449 19,032 24,743
10th Percentile £325 £285 £298
25th Percentile £420 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.05%
75th Percentile £625 £623 £638
90th Percentile £725 £730 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,293 1,436 2,397
10th Percentile £15.81 £13.75 £13.50
25th Percentile £21.25 £17.30 £18.13
Median hourly rate £43.69 £25.15 £40.33
Median % change year-on-year +73.72% -37.63% -7.70%
75th Percentile £68.00 £55.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.00 £73.75 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +78.93% -40.82% +6.78%

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 23 July 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 23 July 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 23 July 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 -151 267 £238 -14.10% 104
UK excluding London -87 212 £225 -14.29% 93
London -113 84 £275 -23.61% 20
Work from Home -66 69 £210 -47.50% 34
South East -57 53 £190 -27.62% 35
North of England -82 45 £295 +40.48% 25
East of England -9 37 £350 +104.68% 14
North West -35 36 £295 +40.48% 18
Midlands -64 26 £213 -19.05% 17
Scotland +11 24 £250 -35.90% 2
South West -54 20 £225 -19.06% 7
East Midlands +1 19 £181 - 9
Yorkshire -71 8 £348 +82.89% 5
West Midlands -82 7 £288 +9.52% 8
Wales -16 6 £280 -6.67%
Northern Ireland -5 1 - - 1
North East - 1 - - 3

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

For the 6 months to 23 July 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.

1 104 (34.44%) Windows
2 98 (32.45%) Microsoft
3 89 (29.47%) Microsoft 365
4 88 (29.14%) Problem-Solving
5 73 (24.17%) Customer Service
6 70 (23.18%) ITIL
7 61 (20.20%) Active Directory
8 42 (13.91%) Entra ID
9 41 (13.58%) Azure
10 37 (12.25%) SharePoint
11 32 (10.60%) ITSM
12 30 (9.93%) SQL
12 30 (9.93%) Windows 10
13 29 (9.60%) Incident Management
13 29 (9.60%) Microsoft Office
14 27 (8.94%) Degree
14 27 (8.94%) ServiceNow
15 23 (7.62%) Service Management
16 22 (7.28%) Migration
16 22 (7.28%) Service Delivery
17 21 (6.95%) Microsoft Excel
17 21 (6.95%) Stakeholder Management
18 20 (6.62%) Microsoft Exchange
19 19 (6.29%) Microsoft Intune
19 19 (6.29%) Root Cause Analysis
19 19 (6.29%) Security Cleared
19 19 (6.29%) Wi-Fi
20 18 (5.96%) SaaS
20 18 (5.96%) SC Cleared
21 17 (5.63%) Microsoft Certification

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 37 (12.25%) SharePoint
2 20 (6.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.99%) CMS
4 3 (0.99%) Confluence
5 2 (0.66%) Apache
5 2 (0.66%) SAS
6 1 (0.33%) CICS
6 1 (0.33%) Oracle Self-Service HR
6 1 (0.33%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.33%) WebSphere
Applications
1 29 (9.60%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (6.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (3.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (2.65%) AutoCAD
4 8 (2.65%) Revit
5 3 (0.99%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.66%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.66%) HFM
1 2 (0.66%) Loan IQ
1 2 (0.66%) Remedy ITSM
1 2 (0.66%) Unit4 Business World
2 1 (0.33%) Demantra
2 1 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.33%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.33%) Markit EDM
2 1 (0.33%) Oracle Assets
2 1 (0.33%) Oracle Cash Management
2 1 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.33%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (0.33%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (0.33%) Shopify
2 1 (0.33%) SunGard Martini
Cloud Services
1 89 (29.47%) Microsoft 365
2 42 (13.91%) Entra ID
3 41 (13.58%) Azure
4 18 (5.96%) SaaS
5 11 (3.64%) OneDrive
6 10 (3.31%) AWS
7 8 (2.65%) Power Platform
8 3 (0.99%) Datadog
8 3 (0.99%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (0.99%) IaaS
8 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (0.66%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 2 (0.66%) Amazon S3
9 2 (0.66%) AWS Lambda
9 2 (0.66%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (0.66%) Power Automate
9 2 (0.66%) Serverless
9 2 (0.66%) Snowflake
10 1 (0.33%) ChatGPT
10 1 (0.33%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 19 (6.29%) Wi-Fi
2 14 (4.64%) VPN
3 10 (3.31%) DHCP
4 9 (2.98%) DNS
5 8 (2.65%) TCP/IP
6 7 (2.32%) LAN
7 4 (1.32%) Firewall
8 3 (0.99%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (0.99%) WinSCP
8 3 (0.99%) Wireless
9 2 (0.66%) FTP
9 2 (0.66%) Internet
10 1 (0.33%) FIX Connectivity
10 1 (0.33%) Kerberos
10 1 (0.33%) Skype
10 1 (0.33%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.64%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.32%) Power BI
3 3 (0.99%) Data Mart
3 3 (0.99%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.66%) Amazon Redshift
4 2 (0.66%) MySQL
4 2 (0.66%) Power Query
4 2 (0.66%) PowerPivot
5 1 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.33%) Db2
5 1 (0.33%) GIS
5 1 (0.33%) KDB
5 1 (0.33%) MS Access
5 1 (0.33%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 16 (5.30%) JIRA
2 3 (0.99%) Git
2 3 (0.99%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.33%) Subversion
3 1 (0.33%) Visual Studio
General
1 122 (40.40%) Social Skills
2 42 (13.91%) Finance
3 39 (12.91%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (6.62%) Law
5 18 (5.96%) Public Sector
6 17 (5.63%) Banking
7 13 (4.30%) Organisational Skills
7 13 (4.30%) Telecoms
8 12 (3.97%) Manufacturing
9 10 (3.31%) Retail
10 6 (1.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.66%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (1.66%) Legal
12 4 (1.32%) Front Office
12 4 (1.32%) Investment Banking
13 3 (0.99%) Financial Institution
14 2 (0.66%) Automotive
14 2 (0.66%) Back Office
14 2 (0.66%) Marketing
14 2 (0.66%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.98%) .NET
2 3 (0.99%) ASP.NET
2 3 (0.99%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (0.66%) CSS
3 2 (0.66%) FIX Protocol
3 2 (0.66%) HTML
3 2 (0.66%) LAMP
4 1 (0.33%) HTML5
4 1 (0.33%) JSON
4 1 (0.33%) LDAP
4 1 (0.33%) Web Services
4 1 (0.33%) WebSphere MQ
4 1 (0.33%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 38 (12.58%) Onboarding
2 13 (4.30%) Video Conferencing
3 12 (3.97%) Enterprise Software
4 9 (2.98%) FMCG
5 7 (2.32%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (1.32%) Driving Licence
6 4 (1.32%) Management Information System
7 3 (0.99%) Data Centre
7 3 (0.99%) Fixed Income
7 3 (0.99%) iPhone
8 2 (0.66%) Credit Risk
8 2 (0.66%) Derivative
8 2 (0.66%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 2 (0.66%) Housing Association
8 2 (0.66%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.66%) OTC Derivatives
8 2 (0.66%) PMI
9 1 (0.33%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (0.33%) Grid Computing
9 1 (0.33%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 104 (34.44%) Windows
2 30 (9.93%) Windows 10
3 15 (4.97%) Linux
4 10 (3.31%) Android
4 10 (3.31%) Windows Server
5 8 (2.65%) Mac OS
5 8 (2.65%) Unix
6 6 (1.99%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.99%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.66%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.66%) Windows Server 2003
8 2 (0.66%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.33%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (29.14%) Problem-Solving
2 73 (24.17%) Customer Service
3 70 (23.18%) ITIL
4 32 (10.60%) ITSM
5 29 (9.60%) Incident Management
6 23 (7.62%) Service Management
7 22 (7.28%) Migration
7 22 (7.28%) Service Delivery
8 21 (6.95%) Stakeholder Management
9 19 (6.29%) Root Cause Analysis
10 16 (5.30%) Data Migration
10 16 (5.30%) Validation
11 15 (4.97%) Computer Science
12 14 (4.64%) CRM
12 14 (4.64%) Digital Transformation Programme
13 13 (4.30%) Data Management
14 12 (3.97%) Change Management
14 12 (3.97%) Continuous Improvement
15 11 (3.64%) Knowledge Transfer
16 10 (3.31%) Inventory Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (9.93%) SQL
2 10 (3.31%) Java
3 9 (2.98%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.99%) Shell Script
5 5 (1.66%) C#
5 5 (1.66%) PL/SQL
5 5 (1.66%) Python
6 3 (0.99%) Groovy
7 2 (0.66%) C++
7 2 (0.66%) Perl
7 2 (0.66%) PHP
7 2 (0.66%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.66%) VBScript
8 1 (0.33%) Bash
8 1 (0.33%) C
8 1 (0.33%) COBOL
8 1 (0.33%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.33%) JCL
Qualifications
1 27 (8.94%) Degree
2 19 (6.29%) Security Cleared
3 18 (5.96%) SC Cleared
4 17 (5.63%) Microsoft Certification
5 15 (4.97%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (2.98%) A+ Certification
6 9 (2.98%) Network+ Certification
7 4 (1.32%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.66%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.66%) MCSE
8 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 2 (0.66%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.33%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.33%) HNC
9 1 (0.33%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (3.31%) SLA
2 7 (2.32%) PMO
3 2 (0.66%) QA
System Software
1 61 (20.20%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.99%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.66%) BitLocker
3 2 (0.66%) Firmware
3 2 (0.66%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 19 (6.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.66%) Control-M
3 3 (0.99%) SCCM
4 2 (0.66%) Grafana
4 2 (0.66%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.33%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.33%) Dell DRAC
5 1 (0.33%) ITRS Geneos
5 1 (0.33%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 98 (32.45%) Microsoft
2 27 (8.94%) ServiceNow
3 14 (4.64%) Meraki
3 14 (4.64%) Oracle
4 12 (3.97%) Avaya
4 12 (3.97%) Mitel
5 11 (3.64%) Salesforce
6 9 (2.98%) Adobe
7 8 (2.65%) Autodesk
7 8 (2.65%) Conga
7 8 (2.65%) DocuSign
7 8 (2.65%) MuleSoft
8 7 (2.32%) Bloomberg
8 7 (2.32%) SAP
9 6 (1.99%) Murex
9 6 (1.99%) Splunk
10 5 (1.66%) Apple
10 5 (1.66%) Bomgar
10 5 (1.66%) HP
11 4 (1.32%) Dell