IT Support
UK
The median IT Support daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 217 | 226 | 281 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +55 | +60 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Support | 495 | 724 | 876 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.14% | 1.22% | 0.99% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.23% | 1.29% | 1.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 317 | 480 | 520 |
| 10th Percentile | £132 | £125 | £122 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £150 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £188 | £180 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +4.17% | +16.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £244 | £246 | £238 |
| 90th Percentile | £325 | £323 | £338 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £190 | £175 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.57% | - | +25.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 111 | 68 | 141 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.95 | £12.13 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.00 | £15.25 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.00 | £18.50 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.92% | +8.82% | +23.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.23 | £24.63 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.00 | £29.30 | £24.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £13.00 | £18.08 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.10% | +16.65% | +14.81% |
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 | 40,241 | 56,070 | 84,738 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.64% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,194 | 39,189 | 59,507 |
| 10th Percentile | £277 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +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 | 2,676 | 1,567 | 2,091 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.16 | £15.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +91.49% | +4.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.26 | £65.75 | £48.76 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.55 | £42.37 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.64% | +117.03% | +2.74% |
IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Support.
IT Support
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Support over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
IT Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Support.
IT Support
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Support over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
IT Support
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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 | +27 | 421 | £200 | - | 490 |
| UK excluding London | -13 | 346 | £190 | +8.57% | 432 |
| London | +44 | 139 | £210 | -4.55% | 74 |
| North of England | +33 | 100 | £190 | -5.00% | 103 |
| South East | -13 | 87 | £198 | -1.25% | 105 |
| Work from Home | +44 | 69 | £200 | - | 95 |
| North West | +16 | 52 | £181 | -24.48% | 49 |
| Scotland | +28 | 48 | £168 | -1.47% | 15 |
| South West | -3 | 38 | £203 | +20.90% | 58 |
| Yorkshire | +27 | 35 | £215 | +10.26% | 42 |
| Midlands | -4 | 34 | £150 | -15.49% | 98 |
| East of England | +1 | 23 | £194 | +2.65% | 56 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 19 | £150 | -45.36% | 51 |
| Wales | +4 | 16 | £145 | -17.14% | 12 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 14 | £213 | +32.81% | 47 |
| North East | +18 | 13 | £175 | -21.35% | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | -14 | 2 | £210 | - | 1 |
IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, 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 featuring IT Support in the job title.
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IT 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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