Support Technician Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Support Technician
South East > Berkshire

The median Support Technician daily rate in Berkshire is £160, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 108 101 125
Rank change year-on-year -7 +24 +1
Contract jobs requiring a Support Technician 5 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.34% 0.13% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 0.15% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £233 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £160 £235 £200
Median % change year-on-year -31.91% +17.50% -30.43%
75th Percentile £174 £238 -
90th Percentile £182 - -
South East median daily rate £160 £178 £200
% change year-on-year -9.86% -11.25% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £16.30 - -
25th Percentile £16.37 - -
Median hourly rate £17.47 - -
75th Percentile £18.60 - -
90th Percentile £18.69 - -
South East median hourly rate £15.50 £15.00 -
% change year-on-year +3.33% - -

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 1,341 1,371 1,634
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.16% 90.26% 94.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 906 779 997
10th Percentile £306 £294 £213
25th Percentile £413 £408 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £638 £613
90th Percentile £650 £688 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £510
% change year-on-year -1.96% - +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 67 33 72
10th Percentile £14.75 £20.70 £24.26
25th Percentile £18.94 £42.50 £48.40
Median hourly rate £47.48 £59.00 £61.45
Median % change year-on-year -19.53% -3.98% +96.63%
75th Percentile £84.00 £63.43 £67.75
90th Percentile £96.00 £65.62 £76.06
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.69 £53.00
% change year-on-year -41.09% -19.45% +50.53%

Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Support Technician' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Support Technician job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Support Technician
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Berkshire

Support Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Berkshire

Support Technician
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 Support Technician within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 18 December 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 +14 2 £160 -31.91% 3
Slough - 1 - -
Support Technician
South East

Support Technician Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, Support Technician contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Support Technician in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (80.00%) Windows
2 4 (80.00%) Windows 10
3 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
3 3 (60.00%) Customer Service
3 3 (60.00%) ServiceNow
3 3 (60.00%) Unified Communications
4 2 (40.00%) Azure
4 2 (40.00%) ITSM
4 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
5 1 (20.00%) Android
5 1 (20.00%) Cisco
5 1 (20.00%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (20.00%) Commercialisation
5 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (20.00%) Immunology
5 1 (20.00%) ITIL
5 1 (20.00%) Proactive Management
5 1 (20.00%) Problem Management
5 1 (20.00%) SCCM
5 1 (20.00%) Service Management
5 1 (20.00%) SLA
5 1 (20.00%) Ticket Management
5 1 (20.00%) Windows Server
5 1 (20.00%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (20.00%) Windows Server 2019

Support Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (40.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) Unified Communications
2 1 (20.00%) Cisco IOS
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Biopharmaceutical
1 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (20.00%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
1 4 (80.00%) Windows 10
2 1 (20.00%) Android
2 1 (20.00%) Windows Server
2 1 (20.00%) Windows Server 2016
2 1 (20.00%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (40.00%) ITSM
3 1 (20.00%) Commercialisation
3 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (20.00%) Immunology
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) Proactive Management
3 1 (20.00%) Problem Management
3 1 (20.00%) Service Management
3 1 (20.00%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (60.00%) ServiceNow
3 1 (20.00%) Cisco