IT Support Contracts in Berkshire

IT Support
South East > Berkshire

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median IT Support daily rate in Berkshire.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 90 113 110
Rank change year-on-year +23 -3 -12
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 3 11 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.26% 0.55% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% 0.59% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 5 3
10th Percentile - £162 £120
25th Percentile - £164 £131
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £168 £150
Median % change year-on-year - +11.67% -
75th Percentile - £200 £194
90th Percentile - £253 £220
South East median daily rate £300 £198 £200
% change year-on-year +51.90% -1.25% +14.29%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,085 1,866 1,720
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.50% 94.05% 95.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 655 992 1,104
10th Percentile £311 £213 £325
25th Percentile £413 £381 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £504 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.76% -2.38% +7.09%
75th Percentile £625 £608 £625
90th Percentile £675 £688 £713
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 116 56
10th Percentile £27.46 £18.75 £17.61
25th Percentile £50.06 £41.44 £22.66
Median hourly rate £63.37 £59.50 £56.89
Median % change year-on-year +6.51% +4.60% +170.88%
75th Percentile £76.77 £70.42 £73.69
90th Percentile £88.19 £86.32 £79.72
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Support in Berkshire

IT Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Daily rate trend for IT Support in Berkshire

IT Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Hourly rate trend for IT Support in Berkshire

IT Support
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

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 Berkshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Reading +28 2 - - 8
Maidenhead - 1 - - 2
IT Support
South East

IT Support Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 Berkshire region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
2 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) ITSM
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Network Security
2 1 (33.33%) Time Management
2 1 (33.33%) Android
2 1 (33.33%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Management
2 1 (33.33%) Mobile Device Management
2 1 (33.33%) OneDrive
2 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Inventory Management

IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (33.33%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Network Security
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Android
2 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
1 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Management
1 1 (33.33%) Inventory Management
1 1 (33.33%) ITSM
1 1 (33.33%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (33.33%) Service Management
1 1 (33.33%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft