IT Support Contract Job Trends in Crewe

IT Support
Cheshire > Crewe

The median IT Support daily rate in Crewe is £175, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 November 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Crewe 14.81% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 19.05% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £161 - -
25th Percentile £162 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 - -
75th Percentile £188 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £175 £275 £165
% change year-on-year -36.36% +66.67% -35.61%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Crewe

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Crewe. 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 Crewe with a recognized job title 21 18 8
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 77.78% 62.07% 72.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 12 8
10th Percentile - £291 -
25th Percentile £163 £476 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £213 £625 £275
Median % change year-on-year -66.00% +127.27% -31.25%
75th Percentile £344 £650 £514
90th Percentile £369 £684 £566
Cheshire median daily rate £450 £477 £500
% change year-on-year -5.56% -4.70% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £27.20 - -
25th Percentile £28.25 - -
Median hourly rate £32.00 - -
75th Percentile £37.00 - -
90th Percentile £38.80 - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £24.00 £22.09 £33.54
% change year-on-year +8.65% -34.14% +65.63%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Crewe

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

IT Support job vacancy trend in Crewe

IT Support
Daily Rate Trend in Crewe

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Crewe.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Crewe

IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Crewe

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Crewe.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Crewe

IT Support Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Crewe

For the 6 months to 26 November 2025, IT Support 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 Crewe region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Customer Experience
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (75.00%) Service Delivery
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
1 3 (75.00%) Windows Server
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Crewe 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 3 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
1 3 (75.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Customer Experience
1 3 (75.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft