IT Technician Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

IT Technician
England > East Midlands

The median IT Technician daily rate in the East Midlands is £146, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 49 58
Rank change year-on-year -18 +9 +24
Contract jobs requiring an IT Technician 9 4 5
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 1.01% 0.70% 0.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.10% 0.76% 0.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 2 4
10th Percentile £124 - £108
25th Percentile £126 £173 £121
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £146 £175 £143
Median % change year-on-year -16.43% +22.81% +3.64%
75th Percentile £184 £178 £166
90th Percentile £197 - £196
England median daily rate £150 £155 £175
% change year-on-year -3.23% -11.43% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £17.72
England median hourly rate £17.69 £20.00 £17.72
% change year-on-year -11.58% +12.87% +15.25%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 818 527 688
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.81% 92.13% 94.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 504 319 485
10th Percentile £185 £205 £188
25th Percentile £350 £313 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £420 £450
Median % change year-on-year +1.19% -6.67% -
75th Percentile £525 £525 £550
90th Percentile £625 £607 £675
England median daily rate £501 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.67% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 25 50
10th Percentile £16.14 £15.10 £13.04
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £19.57 £22.50 £17.83
Median % change year-on-year -13.02% +26.17% +4.13%
75th Percentile £25.15 £24.18 £27.86
90th Percentile £25.74 £32.95 £58.25
England median hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -21.43% -22.22% +36.36%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Technician' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

IT Technician job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

IT Technician
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in the East Midlands

IT Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in the East Midlands

IT Technician
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 Technician within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 3 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
Leicestershire - 4 £128 - 2
Northamptonshire - 3 - -
Derbyshire -3 1 £165 -5.71% 1
Lincolnshire - 1 £197 -
IT Technician
England

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 3 January 2026, IT Technician 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 East Midlands region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 5 (55.56%) Customer Service
2 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (11.11%) Break/Fix
3 1 (11.11%) DBS Check
3 1 (11.11%) Inventory Management
3 1 (11.11%) ITIL
3 1 (11.11%) ITSM
3 1 (11.11%) Logistics
3 1 (11.11%) Migration
3 1 (11.11%) Remedy
3 1 (11.11%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
3 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
3 1 (11.11%) Service Management
3 1 (11.11%) ServiceNow
3 1 (11.11%) Workflow
3 1 (11.11%) Workflow Management

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Remedy ITSM
General
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Customer Service
2 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (11.11%) Break/Fix
3 1 (11.11%) Inventory Management
3 1 (11.11%) ITIL
3 1 (11.11%) ITSM
3 1 (11.11%) Logistics
3 1 (11.11%) Migration
3 1 (11.11%) Service Management
3 1 (11.11%) Workflow
3 1 (11.11%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) DBS Check
1 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
1 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Remedy
1 1 (11.11%) ServiceNow