Technical Support Contract Job Trends in England

Technical Support
UK > England

The median Technical Support daily rate in England is £199, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 385 405 381
Rank change year-on-year +20 -24 +174
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Support 215 73 168
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.50% 0.30% 0.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% 0.32% 0.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 35 85
10th Percentile £150 £140 £143
25th Percentile £161 £166 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £199 £250 £210
Median % change year-on-year -20.50% +19.05% -16.00%
75th Percentile £216 £314 £300
90th Percentile £350 £513 £350
UK median daily rate £199 £250 £208
% change year-on-year -20.50% +20.48% -3.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 11 26
10th Percentile £15.93 £15.33 £11.83
25th Percentile £18.50 £19.19 £12.50
Median hourly rate £20.09 £24.00 £15.85
Median % change year-on-year -16.29% +51.42% -35.31%
75th Percentile £26.25 £29.38 £23.31
90th Percentile £37.50 £31.20 £26.38
UK median hourly rate £20.09 £24.00 £15.85
% change year-on-year -16.29% +51.42% -37.23%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 39,651 22,840 34,791
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.36% 92.32% 92.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,409 15,016 22,678
10th Percentile £325 £293 £288
25th Percentile £415 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.46% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £635 £638
90th Percentile £731 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +3.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,798 1,018 2,675
10th Percentile £15.93 £14.00 £12.86
25th Percentile £21.35 £18.13 £16.58
Median hourly rate £45.00 £28.75 £39.55
Median % change year-on-year +56.52% -27.31% -12.11%
75th Percentile £67.50 £58.75 £62.83
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £74.00
UK median hourly rate £43.61 £27.45 £37.50
% change year-on-year +58.85% -26.80% -16.67%

Technical Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Technical Support job vacancy trend in England

Technical Support
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Support job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Support job vacancies in England

Technical Support
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Support in England over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Technical Support in England

Technical Support
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Support job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Support job vacancies in England

Technical Support
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Technical Support in England over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Technical Support in England

Technical 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 Technical Support within the England region over the 6 months to 17 June 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
South East -3 67 £208 +33.87% 29
East of England +9 47 £173 +23.21% 8
London -47 42 £196 -24.62% 3
South West -5 34 £160 -39.05% 16
North of England -55 23 £225 +8.43% 21
North West -25 20 £225 +2.27% 13
North East - 3 - - 3
West Midlands -54 2 - - 13
Midlands -60 2 - - 21
Technical Support
UK

Technical Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 17 June 2026, Technical Support 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 Technical Support in the job title.

1 82 (38.14%) Windows
2 75 (34.88%) Problem-Solving
3 62 (28.84%) Microsoft
4 57 (26.51%) Customer Service
5 56 (26.05%) Degree
6 34 (15.81%) Azure
7 32 (14.88%) ITIL
8 28 (13.02%) Active Directory
8 28 (13.02%) Microsoft 365
9 27 (12.56%) Computer Science
9 27 (12.56%) Computer Science Degree
10 26 (12.09%) Customer Experience
10 26 (12.09%) Time Management
11 24 (11.16%) Linux
11 24 (11.16%) SQL
12 22 (10.23%) Continuous Improvement
12 22 (10.23%) Microsoft Intune
12 22 (10.23%) Proactive Monitoring
13 21 (9.77%) SLA
14 20 (9.30%) Oracle
15 19 (8.84%) Microsoft Office
15 19 (8.84%) Unix
16 18 (8.37%) Windows 10
17 16 (7.44%) AI
17 16 (7.44%) Analytics
17 16 (7.44%) JavaScript
17 16 (7.44%) Mobile Device Management
18 15 (6.98%) Incident Management
18 15 (6.98%) Microsoft Certification
19 14 (6.51%) Agile

Technical Support 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 7 (3.26%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.47%) ArcGIS
2 1 (0.47%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 19 (8.84%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (5.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (2.79%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 34 (15.81%) Azure
2 28 (13.02%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (5.12%) Entra ID
4 10 (4.65%) SaaS
5 9 (4.19%) Power Platform
6 5 (2.33%) GCP
7 4 (1.86%) AWS
8 3 (1.40%) Sauce Labs
9 2 (0.93%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.47%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 1 (0.47%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 13 (6.05%) TCP/IP
2 7 (3.26%) DNS
3 6 (2.79%) LAN
4 5 (2.33%) Internet
4 5 (2.33%) WAN
5 4 (1.86%) HTTP
6 3 (1.40%) Firewall
7 2 (0.93%) FTP
7 2 (0.93%) HTTPS
7 2 (0.93%) Wireshark
8 1 (0.47%) RS-232
8 1 (0.47%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (5.58%) MySQL
1 12 (5.58%) Relational Database
2 9 (4.19%) Power BI
3 2 (0.93%) Ataccama
3 2 (0.93%) MariaDB
3 2 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.93%) Power Query
3 2 (0.93%) PowerPivot
3 2 (0.93%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.47%) GIS
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.47%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 6 (2.79%) Browser DevTools
2 3 (1.40%) Android Studio
2 3 (1.40%) Eclipse
2 3 (1.40%) Xcode
3 2 (0.93%) Firebug
3 2 (0.93%) JIRA
General
1 69 (32.09%) Social Skills
2 36 (16.74%) Analytical Skills
3 32 (14.88%) Organisational Skills
4 20 (9.30%) French Language
4 20 (9.30%) Retail
5 15 (6.98%) Aerospace
5 15 (6.98%) Manufacturing
6 14 (6.51%) Spanish Language
7 12 (5.58%) Telecoms
8 11 (5.12%) Law
8 11 (5.12%) Public Sector
9 9 (4.19%) Banking
9 9 (4.19%) Investment Banking
10 8 (3.72%) Local Government
11 7 (3.26%) Aviation
12 5 (2.33%) Front Office
13 4 (1.86%) Military
14 3 (1.40%) Legal
14 3 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.93%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.65%) ONVIF
2 7 (3.26%) JDO
3 5 (2.33%) CSS
4 3 (1.40%) Ajax
4 3 (1.40%) AngularJS
4 3 (1.40%) GraphQL
4 3 (1.40%) LDAP
4 3 (1.40%) React
4 3 (1.40%) Web Services
5 2 (0.93%) HTML
5 2 (0.93%) REST
5 2 (0.93%) SAML
5 2 (0.93%) SOAP
5 2 (0.93%) XML
6 1 (0.47%) .NET
6 1 (0.47%) Lightning Web Components
6 1 (0.47%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 18 (8.37%) Onboarding
2 10 (4.65%) Video\Live Streaming
3 6 (2.79%) Management Information System
4 5 (2.33%) Data Centre
4 5 (2.33%) NHS
5 3 (1.40%) Mobile App
5 3 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.47%) CMDB
7 1 (0.47%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.47%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.47%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (0.47%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.47%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 82 (38.14%) Windows
2 24 (11.16%) Linux
3 19 (8.84%) Unix
4 18 (8.37%) Windows 10
5 12 (5.58%) Windows 7
6 9 (4.19%) Windows Server
7 8 (3.72%) Mac OS
8 6 (2.79%) Windows Server 2003
8 6 (2.79%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (1.40%) Android
10 1 (0.47%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (34.88%) Problem-Solving
2 57 (26.51%) Customer Service
3 32 (14.88%) ITIL
4 27 (12.56%) Computer Science
5 26 (12.09%) Customer Experience
5 26 (12.09%) Time Management
6 22 (10.23%) Continuous Improvement
6 22 (10.23%) Proactive Monitoring
7 16 (7.44%) AI
7 16 (7.44%) Analytics
7 16 (7.44%) Mobile Device Management
8 15 (6.98%) Incident Management
9 14 (6.51%) Agile
9 14 (6.51%) OO
10 12 (5.58%) OOP
10 12 (5.58%) Process Improvement
11 10 (4.65%) CRM
11 10 (4.65%) Task Automation
12 8 (3.72%) Asset Management
12 8 (3.72%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 24 (11.16%) SQL
2 16 (7.44%) JavaScript
3 13 (6.05%) Java
4 11 (5.12%) Python
5 10 (4.65%) Perl
6 9 (4.19%) Shell Script
7 3 (1.40%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.47%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.47%) Bash
8 1 (0.47%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.47%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 56 (26.05%) Degree
2 27 (12.56%) Computer Science Degree
3 15 (6.98%) Microsoft Certification
4 10 (4.65%) A+ Certification
4 10 (4.65%) CCNA
4 10 (4.65%) Cisco Certification
4 10 (4.65%) MCSA
5 9 (4.19%) Azure Certification
5 9 (4.19%) Security Cleared
6 6 (2.79%) SC Cleared
7 5 (2.33%) MCSE
7 5 (2.33%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 3 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.47%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (9.77%) SLA
2 2 (0.93%) PMO
System Software
1 28 (13.02%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 22 (10.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (3.72%) ServiceCenter
3 5 (2.33%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.47%) Autotask
4 1 (0.47%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 62 (28.84%) Microsoft
2 20 (9.30%) Oracle
3 8 (3.72%) Apple
3 8 (3.72%) Dell
3 8 (3.72%) HP
3 8 (3.72%) ServiceNow
4 6 (2.79%) Siemens
5 4 (1.86%) Motorola
6 3 (1.40%) Okta
6 3 (1.40%) Splunk
7 1 (0.47%) Citrix
7 1 (0.47%) Google
7 1 (0.47%) IBM
7 1 (0.47%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.47%) Netskope
7 1 (0.47%) Progress
7 1 (0.47%) Remedy
7 1 (0.47%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.47%) SAP
7 1 (0.47%) Zscaler