IT Technician Contract Job Trends in England
IT Technician
UK > England
The median IT Technician daily rate in England is £175, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 476 | 430 | 420 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -46 | -10 | +57 |
| Contract IT Technician jobs | 173 | 106 | 95 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.37% | 0.36% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.41% | 0.40% | 0.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 30 | 70 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £123 | £126 | £126 |
| 25th Percentile | £130 | £127 | £135 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £175 | £135 | £160 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.63% | -15.63% | -4.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £200 | £160 | £200 |
| 90th Percentile | £525 | £188 | £240 |
| UK median daily rate | £175 | £135 | £150 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.63% | -10.00% | -11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 105 | 28 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.84 | £14.79 | £12.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.90 | £15.50 | £13.95 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.37 | £17.47 | £18.10 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.17% | -3.47% | +3.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.18 | £19.00 | £24.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.77 | £24.14 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £18.37 | £17.44 | £16.19 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.36% | +7.69% | -7.49% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in England matching a recognised job title | 42,446 | 26,602 | 28,978 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.59% | 91.21% | 93.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,948 | 17,096 | 17,707 |
| 10th Percentile | £331 | £281 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £403 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,903 | 1,551 | 1,112 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.00 | £15.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.41 | £17.69 | £21.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £41.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -39.40% | -9.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £51.02 | £66.61 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £38.14 |
| % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -34.05% | -15.26% |
IT Technician Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT Technician job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
IT Technician Daily Rate Trend 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 IT Technician jobs in England over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.
IT Technician Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in England.
IT Technician Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution for IT Technician jobs in England over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.
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 Technician jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 1 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North of England | -77 | 40 | £140 | -3.45% | 50 |
| Midlands | -32 | 34 | £165 | +29.41% | 37 |
| South West | -15 | 32 | £500 | +233.33% | 30 |
| South East | -53 | 30 | £165 | +25.71% | 66 |
| Yorkshire | -28 | 26 | - | - | 20 |
| London | -78 | 19 | £175 | -2.78% | 24 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 18 | - | - | 18 |
| East of England | -12 | 17 | - | - | 29 |
| West Midlands | -26 | 16 | £165 | -5.71% | 19 |
| North West | -57 | 11 | £133 | - | 21 |
| North East | -30 | 3 | £200 | - | 10 |
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IT Technician Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 November 2026, IT Technician contract job ads cited 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 IT Technician job ads across the England region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 26.6% | 46 |
| 2 | Windows | 23.1% | 40 |
| 3 | Problem-Solving | 22.0% | 38 |
| 4 | Security Cleared | 19.7% | 34 |
| 5 | SC Cleared | 19.1% | 33 |
| 6 | Microsoft 365 | 18.5% | 32 |
| 7 | Customer Service | 16.8% | 29 |
| 8 | Wi-Fi | 12.7% | 22 |
| 9 | Asset Management | 9.2% | 16 |
| 10 | Continuous Improvement | 8.1% | 14 |
| 11 | Active Directory | 7.5% | 13 |
| 11 | Windows 10 | 7.5% | 13 |
| 13 | Service Delivery | 6.9% | 12 |
| 14 | Microsoft Certification | 6.4% | 11 |
| 15 | DBS Check | 5.8% | 10 |
| 16 | Apple iOS | 4.6% | 8 |
| 16 | LAN | 4.6% | 8 |
| 16 | SharePoint | 4.6% | 8 |
| 16 | Windows Server | 4.6% | 8 |
| 20 | Hyper-V | 4.0% | 7 |
| 20 | WAN | 4.0% | 7 |
| 22 | Incident Management | 3.5% | 6 |
| 22 | PowerShell | 3.5% | 6 |
| 22 | Siemens | 3.5% | 6 |
| 22 | TCP/IP | 3.5% | 6 |
| 22 | VLAN | 3.5% | 6 |
| 22 | VMware | 3.5% | 6 |
| 22 | VMware Infrastructure | 3.5% | 6 |
| 29 | Bash | 2.9% | 5 |
| 29 | Data Protection | 2.9% | 5 |
IT Technician Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT Support Technician | 37.6% | 65 |
| 2 | Junior IT Technician | 6.4% | 11 |
| 3 | Senior IT Technician | 5.8% | 10 |
| 4 | 2nd Line Support Technician | 4.6% | 8 |
| 5 | Help Desk Technician | 3.5% | 6 |
| 5 | Junior IT Support | 3.5% | 6 |
| 5 | Junior Support Technician | 3.5% | 6 |
| 8 | 1st/2nd Line Support Technician | 2.9% | 5 |
| 8 | Infrastructure Technician | 2.9% | 5 |
| 10 | Deployment Specialist | 1.7% | 3 |
| 10 | Field Service Engineer | 1.7% | 3 |
| 10 | Field Service Technician | 1.7% | 3 |
| 10 | IT Engineer | 1.7% | 3 |
| 10 | Rollout Technician | 1.7% | 3 |
| 15 | Desktop Technician | 1.2% | 2 |
| 15 | Migration Technician | 1.2% | 2 |
| 15 | Repair Technician | 1.2% | 2 |
| 18 | 1st Line Support Technician | 0.6% | 1 |
| 18 | Hardware Technician | 0.6% | 1 |
| 18 | Operations Technician | 0.6% | 1 |