Hybrid/Remote Support Specialist Contract Job Trends

Support Specialist
UK > Work from Home

The median Support Specialist daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 January 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 297 292 348
Rank change year-on-year -5 +56 +148
Contract jobs requiring a Support Specialist 15 15 26
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.15% 0.14% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.15% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 22
10th Percentile £256 - £206
25th Percentile £310 - £270
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £315 £400
Median % change year-on-year +26.98% -21.25% -15.79%
75th Percentile £450 £330 £534
90th Percentile £480 £357 £604
UK median daily rate £220 £315 £268
% change year-on-year -30.16% +17.76% -35.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31.25 - £27.25
Median hourly rate £37.50 - £29.50
75th Percentile £43.75 - £31.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £17.62 £37.50 £20.51
% change year-on-year -53.03% +82.84% -7.85%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,474 10,248 15,280
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.39% 92.97% 94.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,154 6,472 10,454
10th Percentile £330 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £617 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 329 178 360
10th Percentile £15.47 £19.59 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.50 £24.26 £26.00
Median hourly rate £46.07 £37.14 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +24.04% -29.26% -8.70%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.40 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £85.13
UK median hourly rate £26.89 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -17.26% -26.97% +36.75%

Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Support Specialist' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Support Specialist job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Support Specialist
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Support Specialist job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Support Specialist job vacancies

Support Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Support Specialist over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Support Specialist daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Support Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Support Specialist job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Support Specialist job vacancies

Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 6 January 2026, 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Support Specialist in the job title.

1 12 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (33.33%) Coaching
2 5 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (33.33%) Scenario Testing
2 5 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 5 (33.33%) Use Case
2 5 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
2 5 (33.33%) User Experience
2 5 (33.33%) Validation
2 5 (33.33%) Workday
3 4 (26.67%) Collaborative Culture
4 3 (20.00%) Active Directory
4 3 (20.00%) Java
4 3 (20.00%) JSON
4 3 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (20.00%) Oracle
4 3 (20.00%) SAP
4 3 (20.00%) SCCM
4 3 (20.00%) Software Engineering
4 3 (20.00%) SuccessFactors
4 3 (20.00%) Windows
4 3 (20.00%) XML
5 2 (13.33%) Accounts Receivable
5 2 (13.33%) Aderant
5 2 (13.33%) Analytics
5 2 (13.33%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (13.33%) Change Management
5 2 (13.33%) Cisco
5 2 (13.33%) Data Modelling
5 2 (13.33%) Degree

Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 2 (13.33%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (20.00%) SuccessFactors
2 2 (13.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (13.33%) Power BI
General
1 7 (46.67%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (20.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (13.33%) Finance
3 2 (13.33%) Law
3 2 (13.33%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (20.00%) JSON
1 3 (20.00%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (46.67%) Onboarding
2 2 (13.33%) Data Centre
2 2 (13.33%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 3 (20.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (33.33%) Coaching
2 5 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (33.33%) Scenario Testing
2 5 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 5 (33.33%) Use Case
2 5 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
2 5 (33.33%) User Experience
2 5 (33.33%) Validation
3 4 (26.67%) Collaborative Culture
4 3 (20.00%) Software Engineering
5 2 (13.33%) Accounts Receivable
5 2 (13.33%) Analytics
5 2 (13.33%) Change Management
5 2 (13.33%) Incident Management
5 2 (13.33%) Inventory Management
5 2 (13.33%) Migration
5 2 (13.33%) Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (13.33%) Security Management
5 2 (13.33%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 3 (20.00%) Java
2 2 (13.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (13.33%) Degree
1 2 (13.33%) HNC
1 2 (13.33%) HND
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 3 (20.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (20.00%) SCCM
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (33.33%) Workday
2 3 (20.00%) Oracle
2 3 (20.00%) SAP
3 2 (13.33%) Aderant
3 2 (13.33%) Cisco
3 2 (13.33%) iManage
3 2 (13.33%) Intapp
3 2 (13.33%) ServiceNow
4 1 (6.67%) Microsoft