IT Technician Contract Job Trends in Essex

IT Technician
East of England > Essex

As of 17 September 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median IT Technician daily rate in Essex.

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Technician 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 1.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.25% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
East of England median daily rate - £98 £130
% change year-on-year - -24.62% -35.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.03 - -
Median hourly rate £13.36 - -
75th Percentile £13.68 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £17.50 - £15.10
% change year-on-year - - -32.89%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 319 109 128
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.40% 85.83% 96.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 120 57 62
10th Percentile £297 £175 £180
25th Percentile £354 £225 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £400 £350
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +14.29% -30.97%
75th Percentile £588 £500 £478
90th Percentile £613 £550 £575
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £450
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 100 18 28
10th Percentile £15.99 £13.25 £21.75
25th Percentile £16.51 £15.19 £29.17
Median hourly rate £18.25 £31.33 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.74% -51.81% -3.83%
75th Percentile £31.80 £66.13 £80.00
90th Percentile £73.00 £75.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £50.00 £40.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year +25.00% -15.79% +28.47%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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 Essex.

IT Technician job vacancy trend in Essex

IT Technician
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

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

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

IT Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

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

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

IT Technician
Contract Job Locations in Essex

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 Essex region over the 6 months to 17 September 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
Southend-on-Sea - 1 - - 2
IT Technician
East of England

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 17 September 2026, 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 Essex region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (25.00%) Wi-Fi

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft