Support Specialist
UK
The median Support Specialist daily rate in the UK is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 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 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 447 | 621 | 755 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +174 | +134 | -147 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Specialist | 133 | 63 | 94 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.31% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | 0.12% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 104 | 40 | 67 |
| 10th Percentile | £158 | £197 | £159 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £212 | £213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £400 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.75% | -15.79% | +39.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £541 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £664 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £345 | £250 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.26% | +38.00% | -16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £21.10 | £12.23 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £21.24 | £14.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £32.16 | £16.82 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.27% | +91.22% | -14.84% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £45.73 | £17.61 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £52.79 | £18.29 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £48.41 | £16.82 |
| % change year-on-year | -48.35% | +187.78% | -5.90% |
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 | 39,484 | 53,902 | 83,447 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.62% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,682 | 37,660 | 58,636 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +10.53% |
| 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 | 2,662 | 1,503 | 2,044 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.38 | £15.76 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.58 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.72% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.44 | £76.20 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Support Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Support Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Specialist.
Support Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Specialist over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
Support Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Specialist.
Support Specialist
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Support Specialist over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
Support Specialist
Top 13 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 16 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 | +176 | 125 | £500 | +25.00% | 90 |
| UK excluding London | +112 | 80 | £425 | +23.26% | 74 |
| Work from Home | +167 | 62 | £513 | +2.50% | 37 |
| London | +111 | 48 | £500 | +8.11% | 20 |
| South East | +52 | 46 | £605 | +139.60% | 20 |
| South West | +25 | 20 | £165 | -2.94% | 11 |
| Midlands | +33 | 7 | £288 | - | 8 |
| West Midlands | +31 | 6 | £288 | - | 6 |
| Scotland | - | 5 | £340 | - | 5 |
| North of England | +20 | 1 | £350 | -12.50% | 20 |
| North West | +13 | 1 | £350 | -12.50% | 8 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £300 | - | 2 |
Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 2024, Support Specialist 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 Support Specialist in the job title.
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Support Specialist 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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