Support Specialist
UK
The median Support Specialist daily rate in the UK is £324, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 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 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 471 | 457 | 636 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | +179 | +115 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Specialist | 55 | 133 | 63 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.19% | 0.31% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.33% | 0.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20 | 104 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £140 | £158 | £194 |
| 25th Percentile | £197 | £241 | £211 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £324 | £475 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.79% | +18.75% | -17.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £469 | £608 | £544 |
| 90th Percentile | £507 | - | £665 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £300 | £425 | £290 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.41% | +46.55% | +16.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £21.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.00 | - | £21.24 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.00 | £25.00 | £32.16 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.00% | -22.27% | +91.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £28.75 | - | £45.73 |
| 90th Percentile | £41.25 | - | £52.79 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.40 | £25.00 | £48.41 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.40% | -48.35% | +187.78% |
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 | 27,042 | 39,900 | 54,705 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.44% | 92.78% | 94.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,611 | 25,963 | 38,196 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,049 | 2,673 | 1,532 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.22 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.60 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.73% | -16.67% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.90 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £40.00 | £42.43 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.25% | -5.73% | +112.16% |
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 12 May 2025.
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 12 May 2025.
Support Specialist
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 Support Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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 | -17 | 40 | £310 | -38.00% | 168 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 29 | £300 | -29.41% | 113 |
| London | +7 | 20 | £475 | -5.00% | 75 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 14 | £377 | -26.54% | 86 |
| North of England | +25 | 7 | £395 | +12.71% | 32 |
| North West | +19 | 7 | £395 | +12.71% | 21 |
| South East | +5 | 7 | £140 | -76.86% | 42 |
| Scotland | +13 | 5 | £415 | +16.90% | 6 |
| Wales | +8 | 5 | £263 | -12.50% | |
| East of England | - | 3 | £140 | - | 8 |
| Midlands | +12 | 2 | £320 | +11.30% | 14 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 1 | £320 | - | 4 |
Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, 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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