IT Support Contracts in the East Midlands

IT Support
England > East Midlands

The median IT Support daily rate in the East Midlands is £150, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 July 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
2 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 46 60
Rank change year-on-year -4 +14 +4
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 16 23 22
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East Midlands 2.25% 2.65% 2.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.54% 2.81% 2.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 14 16
10th Percentile - £105 £152
25th Percentile - £120 £214
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 £150 £315
Median % change year-on-year - -52.38% +40.00%
75th Percentile - £206 £350
90th Percentile - £276 -
England median daily rate £215 £200 £200
% change year-on-year +7.50% - +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 3
10th Percentile £17.57 - £19.10
25th Percentile - - £19.25
Median hourly rate £21.39 £24.18 £20.60
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +17.38% +36.24%
75th Percentile - - £22.36
90th Percentile £23.27 - £22.74
England median hourly rate £21.28 £15.83 £20.30
% change year-on-year +34.43% -22.02% +16.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 the East Midlands with a recognized job title 630 819 949
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.73% 94.25% 95.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 431 520 729
10th Percentile £205 £188 £213
25th Percentile £332 £310 £335
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £415 £425 £463
Median % change year-on-year -2.35% -8.11% +3.35%
75th Percentile £500 £550 £594
90th Percentile £595 £622 £700
England median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 90 47
10th Percentile £14.96 £11.83 £12.98
25th Percentile £17.87 £14.00 £14.76
Median hourly rate £21.39 £17.86 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.76% -14.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £25.15 £27.50 £35.13
90th Percentile £37.21 £51.91 £65.00
England median hourly rate £28.34 £40.00 £43.93
% change year-on-year -29.15% -8.95% +75.72%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Support in the East Midlands

IT Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Support in the East Midlands.

Daily rate trend for IT Support in the East Midlands

IT Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Support in the East Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for IT Support in the East Midlands

IT Support
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Support in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for IT Support in the East Midlands

IT Support
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

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 East Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 July 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
Nottinghamshire +10 5 - - 9
Northamptonshire -5 5 - - 13
Leicestershire +2 4 £150 +25.00% 10
Derbyshire -5 2 - - 13
IT Support
England

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 2 July 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 East Midlands region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 9 (56.25%) Social Skills
2 8 (50.00%) Customer Service
3 7 (43.75%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (37.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 6 (37.50%) Microsoft
4 6 (37.50%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (31.25%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (31.25%) Law
5 5 (31.25%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (31.25%) Public Sector
6 4 (25.00%) Project Management
6 4 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (25.00%) Coaching
7 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (18.75%) Network+ Certification
7 3 (18.75%) VLAN
7 3 (18.75%) CCENT
7 3 (18.75%) Windows
7 3 (18.75%) CCNA
7 3 (18.75%) Active Directory
7 3 (18.75%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (18.75%) LAN
8 1 (6.25%) Inventory Management
8 1 (6.25%) Break/Fix
8 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (6.25%) A+ Certification
8 1 (6.25%) Apple
8 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
8 1 (6.25%) ITIL
8 1 (6.25%) Manufacturing

IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 5 (31.25%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 6 (37.50%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (18.75%) LAN
1 3 (18.75%) VLAN
2 1 (6.25%) Remote Desktop
General
1 9 (56.25%) Social Skills
2 6 (37.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 5 (31.25%) Law
3 5 (31.25%) Public Sector
4 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (6.25%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 7 (43.75%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (18.75%) Windows
2 1 (6.25%) Android
2 1 (6.25%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 5 (31.25%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (25.00%) Coaching
3 4 (25.00%) Project Management
4 1 (6.25%) Break/Fix
4 1 (6.25%) Inventory Management
4 1 (6.25%) ITIL
4 1 (6.25%) Logistics
4 1 (6.25%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 3 (18.75%) CCENT
1 3 (18.75%) CCNA
1 3 (18.75%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (18.75%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (6.25%) A+ Certification
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (6.25%) SC Cleared
2 1 (6.25%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (18.75%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 6 (37.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.25%) Apple