Break/Fix Contract Job Trends in Derby

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Derbyshire > Derby

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Derby requiring Break/Fix skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 12 21
Rank change year-on-year -7 +9 -
Contract jobs citing Break/Fix 3 9 2
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 2.46% 7.83% 1.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.06% 9.68% 2.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £171 £201 -
Median % change year-on-year -15.03% - -
Derbyshire median daily rate £132 £201 £160
% change year-on-year -34.41% +25.78% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 2
10th Percentile - - £17.95
25th Percentile - £20.30 £18.29
Median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £18.86
Median % change year-on-year +4.01% +28.21% -
75th Percentile - - £19.43
90th Percentile - - £19.77
Derbyshire median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £18.86
% change year-on-year +4.01% +28.21% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Derby

Break/Fix falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Derby.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 98 93 83
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby 80.33% 80.87% 76.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 40 58
10th Percentile £174 £245 £157
25th Percentile £363 £310 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - +5.88%
75th Percentile £595 £588 £600
90th Percentile £650 £644 £664
Derbyshire median daily rate £450 £453 £425
% change year-on-year -0.55% +6.47% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 10 7
10th Percentile £15.77 - £15.25
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £16.48
Median hourly rate £17.30 £19.30 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -10.34% +8.89% +5.29%
75th Percentile £23.71 £23.86 £18.86
90th Percentile £25.15 £24.18 £20.00
Derbyshire median hourly rate £17.30 £21.59 £20.00
% change year-on-year -19.87% +7.95% +18.84%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Break/Fix relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby.

Break/Fix job vacancy trend in Derby

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Daily Rate Trend in Derby

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Break/Fix.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Break/Fix

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Hourly Rate Trend in Derby

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Break/Fix.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Break/Fix

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Desktop Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Desktop Support
2 1 (33.33%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Windows Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Windows Support Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) QA