Support Specialist Contract Job Trends in West Sussex

Support Specialist
South East > West Sussex

The median Support Specialist daily rate in West Sussex is £270, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 - 31
Rank change year-on-year - - +22
Contract jobs requiring a Support Specialist 1 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 0.41% - 1.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% - 2.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £230
25th Percentile £255 - £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £270 - £291
Median % change year-on-year - - +132.40%
75th Percentile £285 - £296
90th Percentile - - £304
South East median daily rate £270 £428 £150
% change year-on-year -36.84% +185.00% -45.45%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 211 123 198
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.12% 94.62% 95.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 162 88 142
10th Percentile £205 £197 £200
25th Percentile £296 £348 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £450 £508
Median % change year-on-year +10.06% -11.42% +2.11%
75th Percentile £565 £528 £584
90th Percentile £720 £638 £680
South East median daily rate £500 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 1 4
10th Percentile £12.63 - £17.25
25th Percentile £12.78 - £24.75
Median hourly rate £18.50 £15.00 £46.96
Median % change year-on-year +23.30% -68.06% +111.91%
75th Percentile £51.88 - £66.27
90th Percentile £67.50 - £68.55
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -40.82% -22.73% +46.67%

Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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

Support Specialist job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Support Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in West Sussex.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in West Sussex

Support Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in West Sussex.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in West Sussex

Support Specialist
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 Support Specialist within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Crawley - 1 £270 - 2
Support Specialist
South East

Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Support Specialist 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 West Sussex region featuring Support Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Database
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation

Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Database
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SAP