Operational Support Analyst Contract Job Trends in Wales

Operational Support Analyst
UK > Wales

As of 13 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Operational Support Analyst daily rate in Wales.

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Operational Support Analyst 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.57% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £300 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21.50 - -
Median hourly rate £22.00 - -
75th Percentile £22.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £18.57 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 487 313 402
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.41% 92.88% 91.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 281 222 299
10th Percentile £200 £160 £160
25th Percentile £304 £232 £238
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £425 £433
Median % change year-on-year - -1.73% -3.89%
75th Percentile £509 £538 £545
90th Percentile £600 £613 £628
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 29 31
10th Percentile £12.64 £16.00 £11.75
25th Percentile £13.37 £20.12 £13.33
Median hourly rate £19.75 £22.50 £19.17
Median % change year-on-year -12.22% +17.37% +6.15%
75th Percentile £25.14 £41.25 £50.25
90th Percentile £47.79 £45.00 £86.00
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £33.40 £32.50
% change year-on-year +4.79% +2.77% -23.53%

Operational Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Operational Support Analyst job vacancy trend in Wales

Operational Support Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Support Analyst within the Wales region over the 6 months to 13 March 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
South Wales - 3 - -
Operational Support Analyst
UK

Operational Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 13 March 2026, Operational 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 across the Wales region featuring Operational Support Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Batch Processing
1 3 (100.00%) Control-M
1 3 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 3 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Unix

Operational Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Batch Processing
1 3 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 3 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) Control-M