IT Technician Contract Job Trends in England

IT Technician
UK > England

The median IT Technician daily rate in England is £145, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 435 423 456
Rank change year-on-year -12 +33 +141
Contract jobs requiring an IT Technician 111 93 118
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.37% 0.30% 0.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% 0.32% 0.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 72 28 78
10th Percentile £126 £125 £115
25th Percentile £129 £133 £132
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £145 £158 £166
Median % change year-on-year -7.94% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £170 £186 £200
90th Percentile £193 £232 £238
UK median daily rate £145 £150 £170
% change year-on-year -3.33% -11.76% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 12 17
10th Percentile £14.79 £12.86 £14.15
25th Percentile £15.50 £13.95 £15.90
Median hourly rate £17.47 £18.10 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -3.47% +3.40% +17.65%
75th Percentile £19.00 £24.18 £23.75
90th Percentile £24.14 - £26.35
UK median hourly rate £17.44 £16.19 £17.50
% change year-on-year +7.69% -7.49% +15.70%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title 27,551 28,997 37,242
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.19% 93.01% 93.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,686 17,732 25,798
10th Percentile £281 £300 £295
25th Percentile £404 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -1.87% -2.73%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,652 1,090 1,422
10th Percentile £14.21 £15.22 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.87 £21.23 £19.30
Median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -37.13% -11.11% +50.00%
75th Percentile £55.00 £66.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £36.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -30.14% -19.10% +58.28%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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 England.

IT Technician job vacancy trend in England

IT Technician
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in England

IT Technician
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Technician in England over the 6 months to 15 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Technician in England

IT Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in England

IT Technician
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Technician in England over the 6 months to 15 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for IT Technician in England

IT Technician
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 15 November 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
North of England -15 48 £145 -14.71% 41
North West +5 33 £133 -22.06% 24
South East +16 21 £133 -19.70% 57
Midlands -30 19 £135 -12.90% 21
South West +10 14 £150 -17.24% 28
Yorkshire -27 14 £150 -10.45% 12
East Midlands -4 13 £128 -27.14% 9
London -11 6 £173 +15.00% 21
West Midlands -36 6 £175 +20.69% 12
East of England -34 3 £98 - 17
North East -14 1 £200 - 5
IT Technician
UK

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 15 November 2025, 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 England region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 51 (45.95%) Customer Service
2 37 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 28 (25.23%) Windows
4 26 (23.42%) Microsoft 365
5 24 (21.62%) Security Cleared
6 19 (17.12%) Active Directory
6 19 (17.12%) Service Management
7 17 (15.32%) Problem-Solving
8 16 (14.41%) SC Cleared
9 15 (13.51%) LAN
9 15 (13.51%) WAN
10 13 (11.71%) ServiceNow
11 12 (10.81%) Ticket Management
12 11 (9.91%) Microsoft Intune
13 10 (9.01%) Asset Management
13 10 (9.01%) Windows 10
14 9 (8.11%) Unified Communications
15 8 (7.21%) Azure
15 8 (7.21%) Cybersecurity
15 8 (7.21%) Microsoft Office
15 8 (7.21%) SCCM
16 7 (6.31%) Proactive Management
16 7 (6.31%) Problem Management
17 6 (5.41%) Business Intelligence
17 6 (5.41%) Mobile Device Management
17 6 (5.41%) User Experience
17 6 (5.41%) Wi-Fi
18 5 (4.50%) Degree
18 5 (4.50%) DNS
18 5 (4.50%) Internet

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

Application Platforms
1 3 (2.70%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (7.21%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.80%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.90%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.90%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 26 (23.42%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (7.21%) Azure
3 5 (4.50%) Power Platform
3 5 (4.50%) SaaS
4 1 (0.90%) Entra ID
4 1 (0.90%) Google Workspace
4 1 (0.90%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 15 (13.51%) LAN
1 15 (13.51%) WAN
2 9 (8.11%) Unified Communications
3 6 (5.41%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (4.50%) DNS
4 5 (4.50%) Internet
5 1 (0.90%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (0.90%) Firewall
5 1 (0.90%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.90%) Skype
5 1 (0.90%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.90%) Wireless
General
1 33 (29.73%) Social Skills
2 6 (5.41%) Public Sector
3 4 (3.60%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (3.60%) Finance
3 4 (3.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (2.70%) Manufacturing
4 3 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (1.80%) Banking
6 1 (0.90%) Billing
6 1 (0.90%) Electronics
6 1 (0.90%) Marketing
6 1 (0.90%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 7 (6.31%) Enterprise Software
1 7 (6.31%) Video Conferencing
2 6 (5.41%) HTC Vive
2 6 (5.41%) Virtual Reality
3 5 (4.50%) Low-Code
4 3 (2.70%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.80%) CMDB
6 1 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.90%) Biopharmaceutical
6 1 (0.90%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.90%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.90%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.90%) NHS
6 1 (0.90%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.90%) Tandem
6 1 (0.90%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 28 (25.23%) Windows
2 10 (9.01%) Windows 10
3 3 (2.70%) Android
3 3 (2.70%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.80%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.90%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.90%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.90%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (45.95%) Customer Service
2 19 (17.12%) Service Management
3 17 (15.32%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (10.81%) Ticket Management
5 10 (9.01%) Asset Management
6 8 (7.21%) Cybersecurity
7 7 (6.31%) Proactive Management
7 7 (6.31%) Problem Management
8 6 (5.41%) Business Intelligence
8 6 (5.41%) Mobile Device Management
8 6 (5.41%) User Experience
9 5 (4.50%) ITIL
9 5 (4.50%) ITSM
9 5 (4.50%) Service Delivery
10 4 (3.60%) Data Security
10 4 (3.60%) Migration
10 4 (3.60%) Workflow Management
11 3 (2.70%) Collaborative Working
11 3 (2.70%) Time Management
11 3 (2.70%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 24 (21.62%) Security Cleared
2 16 (14.41%) SC Cleared
3 5 (4.50%) Degree
4 3 (2.70%) DBS Check
5 1 (0.90%) A+ Certification
5 1 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.90%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.70%) QA
2 2 (1.80%) SLA
System Software
1 19 (17.12%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.90%) Firmware
2 1 (0.90%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 11 (9.91%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (7.21%) SCCM
3 1 (0.90%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.90%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 37 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 13 (11.71%) ServiceNow
3 2 (1.80%) SAP
3 2 (1.80%) Yealink
4 1 (0.90%) Apple
4 1 (0.90%) Aruba
4 1 (0.90%) Cisco
4 1 (0.90%) Computacenter
4 1 (0.90%) Google
4 1 (0.90%) Remedy