IT Support Contracts in the North of England

IT Support
England > North of England

The median IT Support daily rate in the North of England is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 96 92 125
Rank change year-on-year -4 +33 +18
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 72 94 94
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 2.17% 2.03% 1.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.33% 2.17% 1.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 51 50
10th Percentile £148 £143 £131
25th Percentile £163 £163 £140
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £200 £200
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £232 £300 £245
90th Percentile £300 £325 £312
England median daily rate £220 £200 £200
% change year-on-year +10.00% - +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 38 17
10th Percentile £12.82 - £13.17
25th Percentile £12.96 £10.95 £15.75
Median hourly rate £13.00 £12.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -41.86% +22.86%
75th Percentile £17.44 £14.00 £29.30
90th Percentile £18.94 £22.00 £35.00
England median hourly rate £21.25 £14.49 £20.00
% change year-on-year +46.67% -27.58% +14.29%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 3,095 4,323 5,348
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.39% 93.27% 95.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,046 2,712 3,751
10th Percentile £230 £263 £280
25th Percentile £365 £390 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.59% -2.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £550 £582 £600
90th Percentile £638 £675 £688
England median daily rate £523 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.38% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 168 401 158
10th Percentile £12.82 £11.07 £14.18
25th Percentile £16.19 £12.53 £17.85
Median hourly rate £24.50 £20.77 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +17.96% -30.77% +57.89%
75th Percentile £50.00 £46.18 £49.40
90th Percentile £77.88 £62.50 £66.21
England median hourly rate £30.00 £36.92 £44.77
% change year-on-year -18.73% -17.54% +94.63%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured IT Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for IT Support in the North of England

IT Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Support in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for IT Support in the North of England

IT Support
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Support in the North of England over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Support in the North of England

IT Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Support in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for IT Support in the North of England

IT Support
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Support in the North of England over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for IT Support in the North of England

IT Support
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the North of England region over the 6 months to 19 May 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
North West +5 40 £189 -2.58% 48
Yorkshire +7 28 £190 -11.63% 53
North East -12 4 - - 14
IT Support
England

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, IT Support contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North of England region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 48 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 42 (58.33%) Social Skills
3 32 (44.44%) Customer Service
4 31 (43.06%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (40.28%) Windows
6 25 (34.72%) Active Directory
7 24 (33.33%) ITIL
8 21 (29.17%) Service Management
9 20 (27.78%) ITSM
9 20 (27.78%) ServiceNow
10 17 (23.61%) Microsoft Office
11 16 (22.22%) Entra ID
11 16 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
12 15 (20.83%) Mac OS
12 15 (20.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 14 (19.44%) Apple
13 14 (19.44%) Smartphone
13 14 (19.44%) iPhone
14 13 (18.06%) Mobile Device Management
14 13 (18.06%) Retail
15 12 (16.67%) Jamf Pro
15 12 (16.67%) Incident Management
16 10 (13.89%) Microsoft Certification
16 10 (13.89%) A+ Certification
17 9 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
18 8 (11.11%) Windows 10
18 8 (11.11%) Logistics
19 7 (9.72%) DHCP
19 7 (9.72%) TCP/IP
19 7 (9.72%) VPN

IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (6.94%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (2.78%) SharePoint
Applications
1 17 (23.61%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.39%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (4.17%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 31 (43.06%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (22.22%) Entra ID
3 7 (9.72%) Azure
4 4 (5.56%) GCP
5 1 (1.39%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 7 (9.72%) DHCP
1 7 (9.72%) TCP/IP
1 7 (9.72%) VPN
2 6 (8.33%) DNS
3 2 (2.78%) Firewall
4 1 (1.39%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (1.39%) VoIP
4 1 (1.39%) Wi-Fi
General
1 42 (58.33%) Social Skills
2 15 (20.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 13 (18.06%) Retail
4 9 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (8.33%) Public Sector
6 4 (5.56%) French Language
7 3 (4.17%) Law
8 2 (2.78%) Military
9 1 (1.39%) Billing
9 1 (1.39%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 14 (19.44%) iPhone
1 14 (19.44%) Smartphone
2 6 (8.33%) Management Information System
3 5 (6.94%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (5.56%) Driving Licence
5 2 (2.78%) Fat Client
5 2 (2.78%) Thin Client
5 2 (2.78%) Video Conferencing
6 1 (1.39%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.39%) CMDB
6 1 (1.39%) iPad
6 1 (1.39%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 29 (40.28%) Windows
2 15 (20.83%) Mac OS
3 8 (11.11%) Windows 10
4 4 (5.56%) Linux
5 3 (4.17%) Android
5 3 (4.17%) Apple iOS
6 2 (2.78%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (44.44%) Customer Service
2 24 (33.33%) ITIL
3 21 (29.17%) Service Management
4 20 (27.78%) ITSM
5 16 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
6 13 (18.06%) Mobile Device Management
7 12 (16.67%) Incident Management
8 8 (11.11%) Logistics
9 7 (9.72%) Cybersecurity
10 6 (8.33%) Collaborative Working
11 5 (6.94%) Computer Science
12 4 (5.56%) Asset Management
12 4 (5.56%) ERP
12 4 (5.56%) Project Management
12 4 (5.56%) Service Delivery
12 4 (5.56%) Stakeholder Management
13 2 (2.78%) IT Asset Management
13 2 (2.78%) Time Management
13 2 (2.78%) User Experience
14 1 (1.39%) People Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.39%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 10 (13.89%) A+ Certification
1 10 (13.89%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (6.94%) Degree
3 4 (5.56%) DBS Check
3 4 (5.56%) MCP
3 4 (5.56%) Security Cleared
4 2 (2.78%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 2 (2.78%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.39%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.39%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.17%) Accessibility
System Software
1 25 (34.72%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 12 (16.67%) Jamf Pro
2 4 (5.56%) SCCM
3 3 (4.17%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 48 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 20 (27.78%) ServiceNow
3 14 (19.44%) Apple
4 4 (5.56%) Google
5 1 (1.39%) Dell
5 1 (1.39%) HP
5 1 (1.39%) Salesforce