Application Support
UK
The median Application Support daily rate in the UK is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 15 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 15 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 357 | 404 | 537 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +47 | +133 | -24 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Applications Support | 224 | 321 | 335 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.53% | 0.56% | 0.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.57% | 0.59% | 0.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 164 | 278 | 229 |
| 10th Percentile | £189 | £263 | £212 |
| 25th Percentile | £290 | £375 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £550 | £405 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.18% | +35.80% | -0.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £573 | £694 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £823 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £325 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.08% | -7.14% | +7.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.16 | - | £18.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.50 | £21.00 | £20.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £22.00 | £22.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.36% | -3.30% | -6.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £32.50 | £23.00 | £33.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £59.96 | - | £34.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | - | £24.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +47.69% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 39,476 | 54,050 | 83,442 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.65% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,679 | 37,739 | 58,629 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,653 | 1,507 | 2,053 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.45 | £15.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.70 | £76.10 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Applications Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Applications Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Applications Support.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Applications Support over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Applications Support.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Applications Support over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.
Applications Support
Top 14 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 15 May 2024. 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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| England | +8 | 193 | £425 | -22.73% | 155 |
| London | +8 | 121 | £500 | -13.04% | 50 |
| UK excluding London | +52 | 82 | £400 | +23.08% | 104 |
| Work from Home | +63 | 81 | £486 | -11.68% | 64 |
| South East | +14 | 25 | £300 | -1.64% | 27 |
| Midlands | +44 | 17 | £313 | -10.71% | 23 |
| West Midlands | +33 | 16 | £313 | -18.03% | 10 |
| South West | +23 | 15 | £475 | -7.32% | 12 |
| Scotland | +56 | 13 | £750 | +66.67% | 5 |
| East of England | +14 | 10 | £350 | +9.38% | 17 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 1 | £400 | +33.33% | 13 |
| North West | +7 | 1 | £250 | -33.33% | 16 |
| North of England | +6 | 1 | £250 | -28.57% | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 1 | - | - |
Applications Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 May 2024, 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 featuring Applications Support in the job title.
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Applications Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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