Junior IT Support Contracts in England

Junior IT Support
UK > England

The median Junior IT Support daily rate in England is £150, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 May 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
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 468 533 623
Rank change year-on-year +65 +90 +140
Contract jobs requiring a Junior IT Support 10 8 22
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.041% 0.022% 0.045%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.045% 0.024% 0.047%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 8 15
10th Percentile - £118 £113
25th Percentile £125 £121 £129
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 £125 £148
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -15.25% -4.07%
75th Percentile - £129 £166
90th Percentile - £137 £200
UK median daily rate £150 £125 £135
% change year-on-year +20.00% -7.41% -12.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 4
10th Percentile £17.58 - £11.16
25th Percentile £17.79 - £11.78
Median hourly rate £18.13 - £12.25
75th Percentile £20.03 - £12.53
90th Percentile £21.16 - £12.81
UK median hourly rate £18.13 - £12.25
% change year-on-year - - -2.47%

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 22,312 33,903 46,550
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.47% 92.74% 94.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,841 22,464 33,060
10th Percentile £300 £281 £313
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £645 £663
90th Percentile £750 £750 £760
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.38% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 901 2,436 1,372
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.87 £14.50
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £37.50 £44.06
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -14.88% +91.54%
75th Percentile £63.75 £61.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £73.75 £77.00
UK median hourly rate £28.18 £37.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -24.85% -16.67% +88.21%

Junior IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior IT Support in England

Junior IT Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Junior IT Support in England.

Daily rate trend for Junior IT Support in England

Junior IT Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Junior IT Support in England.

Hourly rate trend for Junior IT Support in England

Junior IT Support
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 Junior IT Support within the England region over the 6 months to 14 May 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
Midlands - 6 £150 -
West Midlands - 6 £150 -
London +49 1 - - 4
South East +49 1 - - 1
North West - 1 - -
East of England - 1 - - 4
North of England - 1 - -
Junior IT Support
UK

Junior IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Junior 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 England region featuring Junior IT Support in the job title.

1 6 (60.00%) Social Skills
1 6 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 5 (50.00%) Windows
3 4 (40.00%) Degree
4 3 (30.00%) Public Sector
4 3 (30.00%) Computer Science
4 3 (30.00%) Citrix
5 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (20.00%) A+ Certification
5 2 (20.00%) VPN
5 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
5 2 (20.00%) Service Delivery
5 2 (20.00%) Google
5 2 (20.00%) Nexthink
5 2 (20.00%) DBS Check
5 2 (20.00%) Google Workspace
5 2 (20.00%) Mobile Device Management
5 2 (20.00%) ServiceNow
6 1 (10.00%) OneDrive
6 1 (10.00%) BitLocker
6 1 (10.00%) MobileIron
6 1 (10.00%) Mac OS
6 1 (10.00%) Multi-Factor Authentication
6 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (10.00%) WhatsApp
6 1 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (10.00%) Customer Service
6 1 (10.00%) Onboarding

Junior IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (10.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (20.00%) Google Workspace
3 1 (10.00%) OneDrive
3 1 (10.00%) SaaS
3 1 (10.00%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (20.00%) VPN
2 1 (10.00%) DHCP
2 1 (10.00%) DNS
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) JIRA
General
1 6 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) iPad
1 1 (10.00%) iPhone
1 1 (10.00%) NHS
1 1 (10.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 5 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (10.00%) Apple iOS
2 1 (10.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (30.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (20.00%) Mobile Device Management
3 2 (20.00%) Service Delivery
4 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (10.00%) Customer Service
4 1 (10.00%) ITIL
4 1 (10.00%) ITSM
4 1 (10.00%) Multi-Factor Authentication
4 1 (10.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) Degree
2 2 (20.00%) A+ Certification
2 2 (20.00%) DBS Check
2 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (10.00%) MCP
3 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 5 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (10.00%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 1 (10.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) Citrix
2 2 (20.00%) Google
2 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (20.00%) Nexthink
2 2 (20.00%) ServiceNow
3 1 (10.00%) Cisco
3 1 (10.00%) MobileIron