IT Technician Contract Job Trends in Merseyside

IT Technician
North West > Merseyside

The median IT Technician daily rate in Merseyside is £133, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 26 28
Rank change year-on-year +11 +2 +13
Contract jobs requiring an IT Technician 18 4 3
As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside 8.14% 1.81% 1.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.87% 1.96% 1.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 1 3
10th Percentile - - £131
25th Percentile £129 £155 £133
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £133 £170 £140
Median % change year-on-year -22.06% +21.43% -22.22%
75th Percentile £136 £185 £189
90th Percentile - - £212
North West median daily rate £133 £198 £170
% change year-on-year -32.91% +16.18% -5.56%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 203 204 181
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.86% 92.31% 90.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 115 90 107
10th Percentile £129 £153 £217
25th Percentile £163 £200 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 £400 £425
Median % change year-on-year +1.25% -5.88% -8.60%
75th Percentile £510 £501 £525
90th Percentile £658 £600 £580
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 18 16
10th Percentile £12.21 £15.22 £13.13
25th Percentile £14.44 £17.11 £16.25
Median hourly rate £16.24 £18.10 £18.25
Median % change year-on-year -10.26% -0.84% +32.73%
75th Percentile £44.94 £23.40 £23.38
90th Percentile £51.02 £27.73 £40.00
North West median hourly rate £28.43 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -12.52% -7.14% +60.70%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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 Merseyside.

IT Technician job vacancy trend in Merseyside

IT Technician
Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside

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

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

IT Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in Merseyside

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

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

IT Technician
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Technician within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 3 November 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
Liverpool -4 1 £165 -2.94% 2
St Helens - 1 - -
IT Technician
North West

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 3 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 Merseyside region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 17 (94.44%) Customer Service
2 15 (83.33%) LAN
2 15 (83.33%) Service Management
2 15 (83.33%) WAN
3 3 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (11.11%) Android
4 2 (11.11%) Apple iOS
4 2 (11.11%) Windows
4 2 (11.11%) Windows 10
5 1 (5.56%) Data Protection
5 1 (5.56%) Data Security
5 1 (5.56%) Microsoft
5 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Office

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

Applications
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 15 (83.33%) LAN
1 15 (83.33%) WAN
General
1 1 (5.56%) Manufacturing
1 1 (5.56%) Public Sector
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.11%) Android
1 2 (11.11%) Apple iOS
1 2 (11.11%) Windows
1 2 (11.11%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (94.44%) Customer Service
2 15 (83.33%) Service Management
3 3 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (5.56%) Data Protection
4 1 (5.56%) Data Security
Vendors
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft