IT Technician Contract Job Trends in Liverpool

IT Technician
Merseyside > Liverpool

The median IT Technician daily rate in Liverpool is £176, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 25 26
Rank change year-on-year -5 +1 +8
Contract jobs requiring an IT Technician 2 4 1
As % of all contract jobs in Liverpool 1.09% 2.09% 0.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.16% 2.25% 0.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £160 - -
25th Percentile £163 £155 £130
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £176 £170 £140
Median % change year-on-year +3.68% +21.43% -22.22%
75th Percentile £188 £185 £150
90th Percentile £192 - -
Merseyside median daily rate £133 £170 £140
% change year-on-year -22.06% +21.43% -22.22%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Liverpool

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Liverpool. 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 Liverpool with a recognized job title 173 178 149
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.54% 93.19% 90.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 92 75 77
10th Percentile £158 £149 £217
25th Percentile £196 £194 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £438 £413
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +6.06% -11.29%
75th Percentile £530 £575 £525
90th Percentile £650 £608 £600
Merseyside median daily rate £395 £406 £420
% change year-on-year -2.77% -3.27% -9.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 17 14
10th Percentile - £15.99 £12.28
25th Percentile £12.21 £17.44 £16.25
Median hourly rate £15.18 £18.13 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.27% -7.03% +93.26%
75th Percentile £51.02 £23.53 £27.13
90th Percentile - £28.91 £44.00
Merseyside median hourly rate £18.67 £18.13 £19.00
% change year-on-year +2.98% -4.58% +22.58%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool

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 Liverpool.

IT Technician job vacancy trend in Liverpool

IT Technician
Daily Rate Trend in Liverpool

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

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

IT Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in Liverpool

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

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

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Liverpool

For the 6 months to 15 November 2025, 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 Liverpool region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (50.00%) Data Security
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Windows

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Liverpool 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (50.00%) Data Security
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft