Support Officer Contract Job Trends in Wales

Support Officer
UK > Wales

The median Support Officer daily rate in Wales is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 44 52
Rank change year-on-year +2 +8 +2
Contract jobs requiring a Support Officer 3 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.79% 0.70% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.90% 0.77% 0.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 2
10th Percentile - - £201
25th Percentile £213 £198 £203
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £215 £213
Median % change year-on-year +4.65% +1.18% +6.25%
75th Percentile £238 £233 £228
90th Percentile - - £234
UK median daily rate £213 £275 £300
% change year-on-year -22.73% -8.33% +33.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £24.00 -
UK median hourly rate £14.27 £21.75 £24.90
% change year-on-year -34.41% -12.65% +50.54%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 335 392 451
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.70% 90.95% 95.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 216 220 345
10th Percentile £190 £134 £158
25th Percentile £257 £210 £223
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 £448 £425
Median % change year-on-year -9.50% +5.29% -11.37%
75th Percentile £488 £550 £569
90th Percentile £638 £628 £638
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 54 26
10th Percentile £13.08 £15.48 £14.93
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.12 £16.25
Median hourly rate £21.00 £25.60 £24.96
Median % change year-on-year -17.97% +2.57% +55.98%
75th Percentile £22.21 £40.00 £41.56
90th Percentile £31.05 £52.50 £55.25
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £41.27 £45.00
% change year-on-year -39.05% -8.30% +69.56%

Support Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Support Officer job vacancy trend in Wales

Support Officer
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Officer job vacancies in Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Officer job vacancies in Wales

Support Officer
Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Officer job vacancies in Wales.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Officer job vacancies in Wales

Support Officer
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 Support Officer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 15 October 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
South Wales +6 3 £225 +4.65% 2
Support Officer
UK

Support Officer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 15 October 2025, Support Officer 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 Support Officer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Time Management
1 3 (100.00%) Spreadsheet
1 3 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) Organisational Skills

Support Officer 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:

Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Spreadsheet
General
1 3 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Time Management