IT Support Contracts in Hampshire

IT Support
South East > Hampshire

The median IT Support daily rate in Hampshire is £238, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 August 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
20 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 82 81
Rank change year-on-year +14 -1 -27
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring an IT Support 12 14 19
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 1.21% 0.93% 1.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.29% 1.01% 1.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 10 5
10th Percentile £155 £127 -
25th Percentile £163 £175 £121
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £238 £199 £123
Median % change year-on-year +19.50% +62.24% -67.33%
75th Percentile £288 £234 £124
90th Percentile £300 £238 £192
South East median daily rate £200 £190 £200
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £19.00 £22.25 -
Median hourly rate £20.00 £24.50 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.37% -9.26% +80.00%
75th Percentile £23.08 £26.75 -
90th Percentile £24.32 - -
South East median hourly rate £14.54 £15.55 £18.08
% change year-on-year -6.47% -14.02% +20.53%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Hampshire with a recognized job title 929 1,393 1,218
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.74% 92.80% 93.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 659 879 722
10th Percentile £200 £363 £240
25th Percentile £418 £450 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% +9.52% +2.44%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £613
90th Percentile £650 £723 £680
South East median daily rate £500 £523 £500
% change year-on-year -4.31% +4.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 134 102
10th Percentile £19.48 £21.89 £16.00
25th Percentile £25.15 £51.06 £20.24
Median hourly rate £47.50 £57.35 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -17.18% +9.24% +61.54%
75th Percentile £61.13 £70.43 £66.25
90th Percentile £74.75 £76.86 £75.00
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £57.35 £50.00
% change year-on-year -56.15% +14.70% +124.72%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Support in Hampshire

IT Support
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Hampshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Hampshire

IT Support
Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Support in Hampshire over the 6 months to 20 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Support in Hampshire

IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Hampshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Hampshire

IT Support
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 20 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Portsmouth +5 4 £160 -28.89% 3
Fareham -1 1 £275 - 1
Andover -3 1 £300 - 1
Winchester - 1 £200 -
IT Support
South East

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

For the 6 months to 20 August 2025, 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 Hampshire region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 8 (66.67%) Windows
1 8 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 6 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 4 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 4 (33.33%) Windows 10
3 4 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (33.33%) Migration
4 3 (25.00%) Workflow Management
4 3 (25.00%) Incident Management
4 3 (25.00%) Microsoft
4 3 (25.00%) Time Management
4 3 (25.00%) Process Improvement
4 3 (25.00%) Client Onboarding
4 3 (25.00%) Creative Thinking
4 3 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 3 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (25.00%) Customer Service
4 3 (25.00%) Onboarding
5 2 (16.67%) Datto
5 2 (16.67%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 2 (16.67%) Ticket Management
5 2 (16.67%) Public Sector
5 2 (16.67%) Programme Management
5 2 (16.67%) Digital Marketing
5 2 (16.67%) Active Directory
5 2 (16.67%) SAP

IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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 (8.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 6 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (8.33%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.33%) Internet
1 1 (8.33%) Skype
1 1 (8.33%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (8.33%) SQL Server
General
1 8 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 3 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Electronics
3 2 (16.67%) Finance
3 2 (16.67%) Manufacturing
3 2 (16.67%) Marketing
3 2 (16.67%) Public Sector
3 2 (16.67%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) Onboarding
1 3 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (66.67%) Windows
2 4 (33.33%) Windows 10
3 1 (8.33%) Windows Server
3 1 (8.33%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (33.33%) Migration
1 4 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (25.00%) Client Onboarding
2 3 (25.00%) Creative Thinking
2 3 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (25.00%) Incident Management
2 3 (25.00%) Process Improvement
2 3 (25.00%) Time Management
2 3 (25.00%) Workflow Management
3 2 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (16.67%) Digital Marketing
3 2 (16.67%) Programme Management
3 2 (16.67%) Remote Monitoring and Management
3 2 (16.67%) Ticket Management
3 2 (16.67%) Workflow
4 1 (8.33%) Business Continuity
4 1 (8.33%) PRINCE2
4 1 (8.33%) Project Delivery
4 1 (8.33%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 4 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 4 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (8.33%) Degree
System Software
1 2 (16.67%) Active Directory
2 1 (8.33%) Hyper-V
2 1 (8.33%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (16.67%) Datto
2 2 (16.67%) SAP