Technical Specialist Contract Job Trends in Coventry

Technical Specialist
West Midlands > Coventry

The median Technical Specialist daily rate in Coventry is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 November 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 20 -
Rank change year-on-year -15 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Specialist 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Coventry 0.57% 0.95% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% 0.95% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £330 -
Median % change year-on-year +36.36% - -
West Midlands median daily rate £175 £330 £525
% change year-on-year -46.97% -37.14% -12.50%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Coventry

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Coventry. 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 Coventry with a recognized job title 160 105 198
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.91% 100.00% 93.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 67 149
10th Percentile £276 £370 £241
25th Percentile £334 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.56%
75th Percentile £555 £588 £550
90th Percentile £658 £626 £608
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 3
10th Percentile £14.11 £14.60 £21.20
25th Percentile £15.75 £14.75 £23.00
Median hourly rate £27.21 £16.00 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year +70.06% -40.74% +28.57%
75th Percentile - £17.75 £53.89
90th Percentile - £18.20 £69.42
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £23.71 £22.40
% change year-on-year +6.07% +5.87% +26.38%

Technical Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Technical Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Coventry.

Technical Specialist job vacancy trend in Coventry

Technical Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Coventry

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Specialist job vacancies in Coventry.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Specialist job vacancies in Coventry

Technical Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in Coventry

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Specialist job vacancies in Coventry.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Specialist job vacancies in Coventry

Technical Specialist Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Coventry

For the 6 months to 30 November 2025, Technical Specialist 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 Coventry region featuring Technical Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) Software Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Technical Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Coventry 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CMDB
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow