Hybrid/Remote Support Specialist Contract Job Trends
Support Specialist
UK > Work from Home
The median Support Specialist daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £275, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 363 | 290 | 305 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -73 | +15 | +67 |
| Contract Support Specialist jobs | 15 | 19 | 18 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.11% | 0.19% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.20% | 0.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £225 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £225 | £231 | £315 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £275 | £380 | £333 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.63% | +14.29% | -16.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £288 | £538 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £295 | - | £503 |
| UK median daily rate | £408 | £270 | £340 |
| % change year-on-year | +51.11% | -20.59% | +0.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.25 | £31.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £14.50 | £37.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -61.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £14.75 | £43.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £21.50 | £17.50 | £16.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.86% | +9.38% | -20.02% |
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 adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 12,624 | 9,412 | 11,309 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.82% | 93.73% | 93.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,942 | 6,160 | 7,105 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £430 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £519 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.25% | -1.24% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £630 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £738 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 769 | 324 | 197 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.24 | £14.89 | £19.47 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.49 | £20.50 | £25.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £41.68 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.96% | -1.93% | -15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.00 | £66.61 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £68.00 | £74.05 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.32 | £25.15 | £37.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +60.32% | -32.03% | -17.78% |
Support Specialist Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Support Specialist job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Support Specialist Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Support Specialist job vacancies.
Support Specialist Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
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 5 November 2026, Support Specialist contract job ads cited 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 Support Specialist jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 33.3% | 5 |
| 2 | ITIL | 26.7% | 4 |
| 2 | Moodle | 26.7% | 4 |
| 4 | macOS | 20.0% | 3 |
| 4 | Microsoft 365 | 20.0% | 3 |
| 4 | Security Cleared | 20.0% | 3 |
| 4 | Unit4 Business World | 20.0% | 3 |
| 4 | Wi-Fi | 20.0% | 3 |
| 4 | Windows | 20.0% | 3 |
| 10 | A+ Certification | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Analytics | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Asset Management | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Atlassian | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Business Intelligence | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | CSS | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Cybersecurity | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Data Security | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Entra ID | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | GDPR | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | HTML | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | IT Asset Management | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | ITIL Certification | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | ITSM | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Mathematics | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Microsoft Excel | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Power BI | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Power Platform | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Problem-Solving | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Root Cause Analysis | 13.3% | 2 |
| 10 | SaaS | 13.3% | 2 |
Support Specialist Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Applications Support Specialist | 20.0% | 3 |
| 1 | IT Support Specialist | 20.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Senior Applications Support | 20.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Senior Data Warehouse Specialist | 20.0% | 3 |
| 5 | 3rd Line Support Specialist | 6.7% | 1 |
| 5 | Cloud Specialist | 6.7% | 1 |
| 5 | Customer Support Specialist | 6.7% | 1 |
| 5 | DB2 Specialist | 6.7% | 1 |
| 5 | DB2 Support | 6.7% | 1 |
| 5 | Mac Specialist | 6.7% | 1 |
| 5 | Microsoft 365 Specialist | 6.7% | 1 |
| 5 | Network Support Specialist | 6.7% | 1 |
| 5 | Oracle Specialist | 6.7% | 1 |
| 5 | Support Engineer | 6.7% | 1 |