Support Specialist
UK
The median Support Specialist daily rate in the UK is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 458 | 651 | 736 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +193 | +85 | -122 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Specialist | 128 | 71 | 95 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.29% | 0.12% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.13% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 105 | 44 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £158 | £200 | £160 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £215 | £213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £438 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +2.94% | +23.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £553 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £725 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £385 | £215 | £250 |
| % change year-on-year | +79.07% | -14.00% | -13.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 4 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £21.10 | £12.80 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £21.24 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £32.16 | £16.82 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.27% | +91.22% | -15.90% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £45.73 | £17.23 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £52.79 | £18.14 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £48.41 | £16.82 |
| % change year-on-year | -48.35% | +187.78% | +3.51% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,482 | 56,783 | 84,604 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.58% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,407 | 39,621 | 59,331 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,607 | 2,111 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.45 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.68 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.71% | +95.65% | +1.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.60 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Support Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Support Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Specialist.
Support Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Specialist over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
Support Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Specialist.
Support Specialist
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Support Specialist over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
Support Specialist
Top 14 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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 | +174 | 124 | £500 | +11.11% | 86 |
| UK excluding London | +125 | 78 | £385 | +79.07% | 57 |
| Work from Home | +168 | 63 | £510 | +2.00% | 23 |
| London | +104 | 45 | £500 | - | 32 |
| South East | +48 | 43 | £605 | +181.40% | 13 |
| South West | +38 | 21 | £165 | -2.94% | 8 |
| Midlands | +31 | 7 | £288 | - | 10 |
| West Midlands | +33 | 6 | £288 | - | 5 |
| North of England | +31 | 3 | £325 | -40.91% | 13 |
| North West | +14 | 3 | £325 | -40.91% | 9 |
| East of England | +9 | 2 | £313 | - | 9 |
| East Midlands | +18 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £300 | - | |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £370 | - | 4 |
Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Support Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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Support Specialist 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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