Support Specialist
UK > Work from Home
The median Support Specialist daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 June 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
30 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
290 |
281 |
441 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-9 |
+160 |
+144 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Specialist |
15 |
65 |
19 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option |
0.15% |
0.45% |
0.080% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.16% |
0.48% |
0.084% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
7 |
55 |
12 |
| 10th Percentile |
£274 |
£167 |
£214 |
| 25th Percentile |
£314 |
£276 |
£331 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£425 |
£510 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
+7.37% |
-26.92% |
| 75th Percentile |
£513 |
£575 |
£500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£538 |
£608 |
£703 |
| UK median daily rate |
£300 |
£475 |
£425 |
| % change year-on-year |
-36.84% |
+11.76% |
-15.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£16.45 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31.25 |
- |
£18.63 |
| Median hourly rate |
£37.50 |
£16.63 |
£25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+125.50% |
-33.48% |
+42.86% |
| 75th Percentile |
£43.75 |
- |
£29.13 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£30.10 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£17.00 |
£25.00 |
£26.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-32.00% |
-5.66% |
+57.55% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid 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 |
9,293 |
13,658 |
22,653 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.91% |
93.71% |
95.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,230 |
9,191 |
16,016 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£325 |
£350 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£425 |
£440 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£525 |
£538 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.38% |
-2.33% |
+2.38% |
| 75th Percentile |
£638 |
£635 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£763 |
£750 |
£750 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£538 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
-2.33% |
+1.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
262 |
545 |
536 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.87 |
£14.13 |
£16.98 |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.53 |
£22.50 |
£24.70 |
| Median hourly rate |
£34.48 |
£43.00 |
£50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-19.81% |
-14.00% |
+25.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£65.00 |
£66.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75.00 |
£75.00 |
£75.25 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£27.00 |
£37.50 |
£43.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-28.00% |
-12.79% |
+71.71% |
