Support Officer
UK
The median Support Officer daily rate in the UK is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 419 | 411 | 596 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +185 | +106 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Officer | 101 | 173 | 122 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.35% | 0.40% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.37% | 0.43% | 0.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 44 | 90 | 95 |
| 10th Percentile | £168 | £144 | £136 |
| 25th Percentile | £211 | £153 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | £273 | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.09% | -9.17% | +50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £388 | £394 | £388 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £446 | £438 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £275 | £267 | £281 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.19% | -5.24% | +49.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 35 | 59 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.56 | £12.46 | £11.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £11.60 | £13.23 | £12.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.26 | £16.00 | £14.62 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.63% | +9.44% | -20.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.45 | £20.37 | £18.28 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.63 | £32.50 | £27.39 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.33 | £14.79 | £14.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.62% | +2.00% | +5.45% |
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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £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 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Support Officer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Support Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Support Officer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Officer.
Support Officer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Officer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Support Officer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Officer.
Support Officer
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 | +1 | 82 | £300 | -7.69% | 33 |
| UK excluding London | +16 | 73 | £275 | +3.19% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +25 | 30 | £300 | +4.35% | 12 |
| Midlands | +27 | 19 | £113 | -71.88% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +26 | 18 | £113 | -71.70% | 4 |
| London | +7 | 18 | £363 | -3.33% | 13 |
| South West | +34 | 15 | £300 | -29.41% | 1 |
| North of England | +10 | 14 | £275 | -8.33% | 5 |
| East of England | +30 | 11 | - | - | 1 |
| North East | +7 | 8 | £275 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -12 | 7 | £275 | +80.33% | |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 6 | £225 | -3.85% | 2 |
| South East | +38 | 4 | £300 | -18.64% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | -7 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Support Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Support Officer 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 Support Officer in the job title.
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Support Officer 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: