IT Technician
UK
The median IT Technician daily rate in the UK is £150 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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 27 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 436 | 519 | 690 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +83 | +171 | -39 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Technician | 150 | 189 | 168 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.35% | 0.33% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.38% | 0.35% | 0.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 85 | 126 | 102 |
| 10th Percentile | £123 | £124 | £120 |
| 25th Percentile | £126 | £151 | £136 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £150 | £180 | £160 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +12.50% | +3.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £200 | £205 | £193 |
| 90th Percentile | £242 | £230 | £237 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £150 | £180 | £160 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +12.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 39 | 18 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £7.43 | £12.19 | £10.99 |
| 25th Percentile | £10.95 | £13.71 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.87 | £15.65 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.37% | -7.94% | +14.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £16.72 | £18.59 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £18.75 | £21.26 | £22.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £13.50 | £15.65 | £17.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.74% | -9.28% | +23.21% |
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 | 39,655 | 53,675 | 84,138 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.62% | 95.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,814 | 37,483 | 59,176 |
| 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% | +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% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,760 | 1,482 | 2,013 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.80 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +87.50% | +7.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.54 | £75.98 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Technician.
IT Technician
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Technician over the 6 months to 27 May 2024.
IT Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Technician.
IT Technician
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Technician over the 6 months to 27 May 2024.
IT Technician
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 | +99 | 142 | £150 | -19.46% | 214 |
| UK excluding London | +27 | 131 | £150 | -16.67% | 205 |
| North of England | +69 | 48 | £148 | -15.71% | 56 |
| South East | +9 | 40 | £200 | -2.44% | 48 |
| North West | +51 | 22 | £127 | -27.57% | 24 |
| Yorkshire | +27 | 18 | £185 | -2.63% | 21 |
| London | +76 | 17 | £165 | -2.94% | 24 |
| Midlands | +30 | 17 | £150 | -9.09% | 38 |
| East of England | +10 | 13 | £200 | +11.11% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +106 | 11 | £200 | - | 34 |
| East Midlands | +21 | 11 | £150 | +2.56% | 21 |
| South West | 0 | 9 | £143 | -19.15% | 38 |
| North East | +18 | 8 | - | - | 11 |
| Scotland | +43 | 5 | £245 | +6.52% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 5 | £185 | +5.71% | 16 |
| Wales | -10 | 1 | £139 | -22.75% | 8 |
IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 May 2024, IT Technician 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 IT Technician in the job title.
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IT Technician 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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