Support Specialist
UK
The median Support Specialist daily rate in the UK is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 434 | 612 | 750 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +178 | +138 | -97 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Specialist | 141 | 70 | 88 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.33% | 0.12% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.35% | 0.13% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 110 | 43 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £175 | £203 | £157 |
| 25th Percentile | £269 | £233 | £261 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £425 | £523 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.76% | -18.66% | +53.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £599 | £538 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £608 | £657 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £401 | £400 | £268 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.13% | +49.53% | -10.83% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.16 | £18.00 | £12.23 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £21.08 | £14.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £24.51 | £16.82 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.01% | +45.70% | -14.84% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £39.05 | £17.61 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £49.66 | £18.29 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £41.81 | £16.82 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.21% | +148.57% | -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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £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 1 June 2024.
Support Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Specialist.
Support Specialist
Top 11 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 1 June 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 | +146 | 129 | £500 | +17.65% | 84 |
| UK excluding London | +99 | 87 | £401 | +0.13% | 72 |
| Work from Home | +160 | 65 | £513 | +2.50% | 35 |
| London | +100 | 49 | £500 | +5.26% | 19 |
| South East | +51 | 48 | £605 | +142.00% | 22 |
| South West | +23 | 22 | £165 | -63.33% | 7 |
| Scotland | - | 9 | £340 | - | 6 |
| Midlands | +29 | 7 | £288 | - | 12 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 6 | £288 | - | 6 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £300 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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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