Support Technician Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Support Technician
North West > Manchester

The median Support Technician daily rate in Manchester is £120, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 March 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 107 - 93
Rank change year-on-year - - +21
Contract jobs requiring a Support Technician 1 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.070% - 0.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.076% - 0.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £163
25th Percentile - - £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £120 - £175
75th Percentile - - £206
90th Percentile - - £218
North West median daily rate £173 £175 £168
% change year-on-year -1.43% +4.48% -4.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £21.25
Median hourly rate - - £22.50
75th Percentile - - £23.75
90th Percentile - - -
North West median hourly rate £16.00 - £16.73
% change year-on-year - - -15.87%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,312 959 1,464
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.81% 92.93% 94.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 839 640 1,049
10th Percentile £313 £306 £300
25th Percentile £400 £400 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £663
North West median daily rate £455 £475 £495
% change year-on-year -4.21% -4.04% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 115 34 86
10th Percentile £18.57 £15.00 £12.12
25th Percentile £22.63 £18.31 £13.36
Median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% +44.44% -46.89%
75th Percentile £64.38 £36.19 £64.69
90th Percentile £78.75 £63.50 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £42.69 £32.25 £26.00
% change year-on-year +32.36% +24.04% -13.33%

Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Support Technician job vacancy trend in Manchester

Support Technician
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Manchester

Support Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Manchester

Support Technician Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 5 March 2026, Support 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 Manchester region featuring Support Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

Support Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service