Application Support
South East > West Sussex
The median Application Support daily rate in West Sussex is £220, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 August 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 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 23 | 27 | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +7 | - |
| Contract jobs requiring an Applications Support | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Sussex | 4.86% | 2.05% | 5.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.70% | 2.17% | 5.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £205 | £285 | £290 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £220 | £295 | £305 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.42% | -3.28% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £300 | £308 |
| 90th Percentile | £285 | - | £312 |
| South East median daily rate | £270 | £339 | £305 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.35% | +11.15% | -18.67% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Sussex
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title | 158 | 184 | 320 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 85.41% | 94.36% | 97.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 111 | 141 | 259 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £200 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £284 | £363 | £303 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £450 | £485 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.56% | -7.12% | -3.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £537 | £528 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £613 | £698 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 5 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £24.45 | £16.24 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £27.00 | £22.23 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.82 | £28.00 | £24.46 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.79% | +14.47% | +35.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.69 | £29.00 | £48.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £47.25 | £35.75 | £61.24 |
| South East median hourly rate | £25.15 | £57.35 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -56.15% | +14.70% | +136.13% |
Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex
Job postings that featured Applications Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.
Applications Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Applications Support in West Sussex.
Applications Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Applications Support in West Sussex.
Applications Support
Contract Job Locations in West Sussex
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 1 August 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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| Crawley | +6 | 9 | £220 | -25.42% | 4 |
| Applications Support South East |
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Applications Support Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Sussex
For the 6 months to 1 August 2025, Applications Support 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 across the West Sussex region featuring Applications Support in the job title.
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Applications Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Sussex 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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