Senior IT Support Contracts in England

Senior IT Support
UK > England

The median Senior IT Support daily rate in England is £280 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 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
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 535 634 732
Rank change year-on-year +99 +98 -108
Contract jobs requiring a Senior IT Support 6 11 37
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.016% 0.022% 0.052%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.024% 0.055%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 6 35
10th Percentile £213 £184 £194
25th Percentile £270 £214 £244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £280 £269 £260
Median % change year-on-year +4.19% +3.37% +50.72%
75th Percentile £305 £339 £388
90th Percentile £392 £553 -
UK median daily rate £280 £269 £260
% change year-on-year +4.19% +3.37% +56.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £15.65 - -
UK median hourly rate £15.65 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 33,898 46,550 67,598
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.73% 94.63% 95.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,460 33,060 48,164
10th Percentile £281 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £645 £663 £644
90th Percentile £750 £760 £743
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,436 1,372 1,874
10th Percentile £12.87 £14.50 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.51
Median hourly rate £37.50 £44.06 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.88% +91.54% +2.59%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £48.75
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.00 £63.75
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -16.67% +88.21% +6.13%

Senior IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Senior IT Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Senior IT Support in England

Senior IT Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior IT Support in England.

Daily rate trend for Senior IT Support in England

Senior IT Support
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior IT Support in England over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Senior IT Support in England

Senior IT Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior IT Support in England.

Hourly rate trend for Senior IT Support in England

Senior IT Support
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior IT Support within the England region over the 6 months to 13 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
North West +24 4 £275 - 2
North of England +22 4 £275 - 6
Midlands +31 1 - - 5
West Midlands +21 1 - - 2
South West - 1 £450 -
Senior IT Support
UK

Senior IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 13 May 2024, Senior IT 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 across the England region featuring Senior IT Support in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft 365
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft
2 4 (66.67%) SharePoint
2 4 (66.67%) Windows
2 4 (66.67%) Active Directory
3 3 (50.00%) Degree
3 3 (50.00%) ITIL
3 3 (50.00%) Adobe
3 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (50.00%) Windows 10
3 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
4 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (33.33%) PRINCE2
4 2 (33.33%) Windows Server
4 2 (33.33%) Line Management
4 2 (33.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (33.33%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (33.33%) Mobile Device Management
4 2 (33.33%) CCNA
4 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (33.33%) MCSE
4 2 (33.33%) Video Conferencing
4 2 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (33.33%) VMware
4 2 (33.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 1 (16.67%) Freedom of Information
5 1 (16.67%) MCDST
5 1 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (16.67%) Project Planning

Senior IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (66.67%) SharePoint
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (16.67%) Acrobat
Cloud Services
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (16.67%) Azure
2 1 (16.67%) OneDrive
2 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
2 1 (16.67%) PowerApps
General
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (16.67%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (16.67%) Driving Licence
2 1 (16.67%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (16.67%) Freedom of Information Act
2 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (16.67%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 4 (66.67%) Windows
2 3 (50.00%) Windows 10
3 2 (33.33%) Windows Server
3 2 (33.33%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (16.67%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) ITIL
2 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (33.33%) Line Management
2 2 (33.33%) Mobile Device Management
2 2 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 1 (16.67%) Agile
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (16.67%) Business Development
3 1 (16.67%) Data Protection
3 1 (16.67%) Ergonomics
3 1 (16.67%) Malware Detection/Protection
3 1 (16.67%) Mathematics
3 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management
3 1 (16.67%) Project Planning
3 1 (16.67%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (33.33%) CCNA
2 2 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (33.33%) MCSE
2 2 (33.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 1 (16.67%) DBS Check
3 1 (16.67%) MCDST
3 1 (16.67%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (16.67%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 1 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (16.67%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (16.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft
2 3 (50.00%) Adobe
3 2 (33.33%) VMware