Support Technician Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Support Technician
England > East of England

The median Support Technician daily rate in the East of England is £115, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 December 2025.

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

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 96 - 101
Rank change year-on-year - - +25
Contract jobs requiring a Support Technician 4 0 10
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.26% - 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% - 0.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - £118
25th Percentile £113 - £121
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £115 - £200
Median % change year-on-year - - +14.29%
75th Percentile £118 - £225
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £160 £175 £200
% change year-on-year -8.57% -12.50% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile £15.83 - £20.63
25th Percentile £18.58 - £21.56
Median hourly rate £23.83 - £23.75
75th Percentile £24.49 - £26.56
90th Percentile - - £27.88
England median hourly rate £17.50 £15.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +16.67% -25.00% +11.11%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 of England with a recognized job title 1,386 1,092 1,618
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.39% 89.29% 90.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 602 476 928
10th Percentile £185 £220 £200
25th Percentile £335 £317 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +9.47% -5.26% -2.56%
75th Percentile £579 £575 £588
90th Percentile £680 £672 £691
England median daily rate £507 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -3.38% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 383 189 298
10th Percentile £13.50 £15.52 £14.00
25th Percentile £16.48 £21.25 £17.18
Median hourly rate £30.11 £47.50 £40.28
Median % change year-on-year -36.62% +17.94% +97.67%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.50 £75.00 £84.36
England median hourly rate £25.15 £37.25 £45.00
% change year-on-year -32.48% -17.22% +36.36%

Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Support Technician job vacancy trend in the East of England

Support Technician
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in the East of England

Support Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in the East of England

Support Technician
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Technician within the East of England region over the 6 months to 7 December 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
Cambridgeshire - 2 - - 1
Norfolk - 1 - - 2
Suffolk - 1 £115 -
Support Technician
England

Support Technician Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 7 December 2025, Support 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 of England region featuring Support Technician in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) Digital Marketing
1 3 (75.00%) Programme Management
1 3 (75.00%) SAP
2 2 (50.00%) Migration
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) Workflow
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Test Automation
3 1 (25.00%) Windows

Support Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (75.00%) Electronics
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
1 3 (75.00%) Manufacturing
1 3 (75.00%) Marketing
1 3 (75.00%) Public Sector
1 3 (75.00%) Telecoms
2 2 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) Digital Marketing
1 3 (75.00%) Programme Management
2 2 (50.00%) Migration
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Workflow
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) SAP
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft