IT Support Assistant Contract Job Trends in London

IT Support Assistant
England > London

The median IT Support Assistant daily rate in London is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 April 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 406 351 394
Rank change year-on-year -55 +43 -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support Assistant 1 4 2
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.006% 0.032% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.034% 0.012%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £575 - £275
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £12.75
Median hourly rate - - £13.50
75th Percentile - - £14.25
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £13.00 - £12.50

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 16,061 11,840 16,700
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.75% 93.48% 93.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,718 8,107 12,065
10th Percentile £350 £338 £325
25th Percentile £425 £430 £443
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £508 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.33% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 256 144 342
10th Percentile £18.63 £21.22 £16.00
25th Percentile £24.03 £24.66 £19.65
Median hourly rate £37.25 £35.00 £27.81
Median % change year-on-year +6.43% +25.85% -20.54%
75th Percentile £63.03 £50.75 £44.75
90th Percentile £76.58 £64.63 £64.95
England median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £34.53
% change year-on-year +38.46% -5.88% -21.17%

IT Support Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

IT Support Assistant job vacancy trend in London

IT Support Assistant
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Assistant job vacancies in London

IT Support Assistant
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Assistant job vacancies in London

IT Support Assistant Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 16 April 2026, IT Support Assistant 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 London region featuring IT Support Assistant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management

IT Support Assistant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO