Break/Fix Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

Break/Fix
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Leicestershire requiring Break/Fix skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Break/Fix 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire 1.82% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.40% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £111 - -
25th Percentile £117 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £127 - -
75th Percentile £128 - -
90th Percentile £129 - -
East Midlands median daily rate £130 £200 £160
% change year-on-year -35.00% +25.00% -36.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Leicestershire

Break/Fix falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Leicestershire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 125 79 141
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire 75.76% 91.86% 82.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 88 58 100
10th Percentile £132 £204 £157
25th Percentile £360 £275 £323
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £428 £475
Median % change year-on-year -0.58% -10.00% +18.01%
75th Percentile £550 £525 £575
90th Percentile £638 £713 £706
East Midlands median daily rate £420 £430 £475
% change year-on-year -2.33% -9.47% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 2 9
10th Percentile £18.33 £21.48 £12.80
25th Percentile £20.44 £21.81 £13.00
Median hourly rate £23.50 £23.25 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.08% +10.71% -65.00%
75th Percentile £27.44 £24.31 £23.75
90th Percentile £30.25 £24.43 £57.80
East Midlands median hourly rate £17.95 £22.50 £21.52
% change year-on-year -20.24% +4.58% +27.84%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Break/Fix relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.

Break/Fix job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

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Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Break/Fix.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Break/Fix

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Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Break/Fix.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Break/Fix

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Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Break/Fix within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 14 December 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
Leicester - 3 £127 - 1
Break/Fix
East Midlands

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) SAN
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Field Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Field Service Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Field Hardware Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Field Service Hardware Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Hardware Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Hardware Technician
2 1 (33.33%) IT Technician
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (66.67%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) A+ Certification
1 2 (66.67%) CCNA
1 2 (66.67%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (66.67%) MCSE
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (66.67%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Dell