IT Support Contracts in Derbyshire

IT Support
East Midlands > Derbyshire

The median IT Support daily rate in Derbyshire is £140, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 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
14 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 17 21
Rank change year-on-year 0 +4 +19
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 4 10 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Derbyshire 3.81% 5.92% 1.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.35% 5.99% 1.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £140 £275 -
Median % change year-on-year -49.09% - -
East Midlands median daily rate £170 £170 £315
% change year-on-year - -46.03% +48.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - - £15.83
25th Percentile - - £16.69
Median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £18.75
Median % change year-on-year +4.01% +28.96% -
75th Percentile - - £21.19
90th Percentile - - £22.28
East Midlands median hourly rate £21.39 £24.18 £17.75
% change year-on-year -11.54% +36.23% -32.38%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Derbyshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derbyshire. 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 Derbyshire with a recognized job title 92 167 132
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.62% 98.82% 93.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 95 88
10th Percentile £158 £160 £203
25th Percentile £300 £306 £347
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -5.26% +26.67%
75th Percentile £725 £581 £612
90th Percentile £795 £606 £640
East Midlands median daily rate £403 £449 £475
% change year-on-year -10.30% -5.47% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 21 13
10th Percentile £24.25 £17.00 -
25th Percentile £25.04 £20.00 £17.72
Median hourly rate £25.15 £25.77 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.39% -6.31% +39.84%
75th Percentile - £50.00 £53.75
90th Percentile - - £62.80
East Midlands median hourly rate £21.39 £24.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year -10.88% +14.29% +5.89%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Support in Derbyshire

IT Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Derbyshire

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

Daily rate trend for IT Support in Derbyshire

IT Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Derbyshire

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

Hourly rate trend for IT Support in Derbyshire

IT Support
Contract Job Locations in Derbyshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 14 August 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
Derby +1 3 £140 -49.09% 4
Chesterfield - 1 - - 1
IT Support
East Midlands

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derbyshire

For the 6 months to 14 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 Derbyshire region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Break/Fix
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) Windows
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (25.00%) Windows 8
3 1 (25.00%) PuTTY
3 1 (25.00%) BitLocker
3 1 (25.00%) Ticket Management
3 1 (25.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (25.00%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (25.00%) SSH
3 1 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
3 1 (25.00%) Draytek
3 1 (25.00%) SCCM
3 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Mac OS
3 1 (25.00%) Windows 7
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (25.00%) ITIL
3 1 (25.00%) Linux
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco
3 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
3 1 (25.00%) Dell
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (25.00%) A+ Certification

IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derbyshire 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 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) PuTTY
1 1 (25.00%) Remote Desktop
1 1 (25.00%) SSH
1 1 (25.00%) Telnet
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (25.00%) Linux
2 1 (25.00%) Mac OS
2 1 (25.00%) Windows 10
2 1 (25.00%) Windows 7
2 1 (25.00%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Break/Fix
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (25.00%) BitLocker
1 1 (25.00%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco
2 1 (25.00%) Dell
2 1 (25.00%) Draytek
2 1 (25.00%) McAfee