IT Support Contract Job Trends in Devon

IT Support
South West > Devon

The median IT Support daily rate in Devon is £140, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 20 33
Rank change year-on-year -3 +13 -9
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 2 12 2
As % of all contract jobs in Devon 1.19% 6.06% 0.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.40% 6.45% 0.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 1
10th Percentile - £182 -
25th Percentile - £188 £130
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £140 £193 £140
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +37.50% +1.82%
75th Percentile - £203 £150
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £160 £195 £210
% change year-on-year -17.95% -7.14% +20.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Devon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Devon. 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 Devon with a recognized job title 143 186 236
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.12% 93.94% 91.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 51 109 179
10th Percentile £173 £189 £166
25th Percentile £275 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% +2.15%
75th Percentile £481 £600 £600
90th Percentile £588 £685 £675
South West median daily rate £525 £501 £530
% change year-on-year +4.90% -5.57% +0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 15 22
10th Percentile £18.22 £15.43 £12.08
25th Percentile £22.69 £43.13 £17.10
Median hourly rate £25.15 £60.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.08% +50.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £46.00 £67.50 £57.19
90th Percentile - £70.00 £69.75
South West median hourly rate £44.00 £65.00 £59.68
% change year-on-year -32.31% +8.91% -8.18%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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 Devon.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Devon

IT Support
Daily Rate Trend in Devon

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

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

IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Devon

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

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

IT Support
Contract Job Locations in Devon

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 Devon region over the 6 months to 12 January 2026. 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
Exeter +5 1 - -
Plymouth -10 1 £140 -27.74%
IT Support
South West

IT Support Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, 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 Devon region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows 10

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon 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 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft