IT Support Contracts in Derby

IT Support
Derbyshire > Derby

The median IT Support daily rate in Derby is £140, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
15 Aug 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 16 19
Rank change year-on-year +2 +3 +14
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 3 9 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Derby 3.70% 6.67% 1.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.90% 6.77% 1.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £140 £275 -
Median % change year-on-year -49.09% - -
Derbyshire median daily rate £140 £275 -
% change year-on-year -49.09% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £15.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.01% +56.00% -
75th Percentile - - £15.75
90th Percentile - - -
Derbyshire median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £15.50
% change year-on-year +4.01% +56.00% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derby. 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 Derby with a recognized job title 77 133 84
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.06% 98.52% 94.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 85 60
10th Percentile £171 £160 £147
25th Percentile £316 £306 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -10.53% +26.16%
75th Percentile £645 £588 £619
90th Percentile £725 £600 £646
Derbyshire median daily rate £550 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +22.22% -5.26% +26.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 9 5
10th Percentile £24.25 £17.00 £16.24
25th Percentile £25.04 £20.00 -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +4.01% +36.46% -9.89%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - £27.88 £46.09
Derbyshire median hourly rate £25.15 £25.77 £27.50
% change year-on-year -2.39% -6.31% +39.84%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Support in Derby

IT Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Derby

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

Daily rate trend for IT Support in Derby

IT Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Derby

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

Hourly rate trend for IT Support in Derby

IT Support Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 15 August 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 Derby region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Ticket Management
2 1 (33.33%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (33.33%) Break/Fix
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Mac OS
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (33.33%) A+ Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel

IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derby 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Remote Desktop
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Mac OS
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Break/Fix
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) A+ Certification
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
7 IT Support jobs in Derbyshire