IT Technician Contracts in the North of England

IT Technician
England > North of England

The median IT Technician daily rate in the North of England is £180, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 February 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
18 Feb 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 126 137 215
Rank change year-on-year +11 +78 +3
Contract jobs requiring an IT Technician 34 55 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 1.03% 1.12% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.11% 1.19% 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 34 14
10th Percentile - £126 £128
25th Percentile £125 £127 £135
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £180 £173 £163
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +6.15% +18.18%
75th Percentile £193 £193 £179
90th Percentile - £299 £198
England median daily rate £135 £175 £170
% change year-on-year -22.86% +2.94% +13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 13 3
10th Percentile £16.67 - £12.35
25th Percentile £19.64 £11.50 £13.25
Median hourly rate £24.18 £13.50 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year +79.11% -12.90% +21.57%
75th Percentile - £18.75 £17.00
90th Percentile - £19.55 £17.45
England median hourly rate £21.21 £14.53 £15.90
% change year-on-year +45.97% -8.63% -0.61%

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 3,050 4,607 6,115
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.17% 93.51% 94.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,863 2,960 4,339
10th Percentile £230 £260 £261
25th Percentile £360 £378 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £479 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.34% -4.30% +11.11%
75th Percentile £567 £582 £600
90th Percentile £650 £669 £688
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 129 361 196
10th Percentile £15.33 £11.77 £10.75
25th Percentile £18.13 £13.50 £16.23
Median hourly rate £27.50 £21.00 £28.20
Median % change year-on-year +30.95% -25.53% +55.67%
75th Percentile £44.50 £46.18 £50.16
90th Percentile £75.92 £57.50 £66.35
England median hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year - -12.50% +82.88%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Technician in the North of England

IT Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

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

Daily rate trend for IT Technician in the North of England

IT Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

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

Hourly rate trend for IT Technician in the North of England

IT Technician
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 Technician within the North of England region over the 6 months to 18 February 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
Yorkshire +26 16 £185 - 16
North West -4 12 £130 -16.80% 10
North East -10 6 - - 7
IT Technician
England

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

For the 6 months to 18 February 2025, IT Technician 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 Technician in the job title.

1 16 (47.06%) Windows
2 11 (32.35%) Microsoft
3 10 (29.41%) Active Directory
4 9 (26.47%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (23.53%) Social Skills
6 7 (20.59%) Windows 10
6 7 (20.59%) DBS Check
7 6 (17.65%) Customer Service
7 6 (17.65%) Degree
7 6 (17.65%) Azure
8 5 (14.71%) VPN
8 5 (14.71%) Microsoft Exchange
8 5 (14.71%) Microsoft Office
8 5 (14.71%) Microsoft Intune
9 4 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
10 3 (8.82%) Server Management
10 3 (8.82%) Educational Technology
10 3 (8.82%) Data Security
11 2 (5.88%) A+ Certification
12 1 (2.94%) Customer Requirements
12 1 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
12 1 (2.94%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (2.94%) Windows Server
12 1 (2.94%) Confluence
12 1 (2.94%) Apple iOS
12 1 (2.94%) Mobile Device Management
12 1 (2.94%) Coaching
12 1 (2.94%) Analytical Skills
12 1 (2.94%) Data Centre
12 1 (2.94%) Public Sector

IT Technician 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 (14.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.94%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (14.71%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.94%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 9 (26.47%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (17.65%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 5 (14.71%) VPN
2 1 (2.94%) ADSL
2 1 (2.94%) Broadband
2 1 (2.94%) PSTN
Development Applications
1 1 (2.94%) JIRA
General
1 8 (23.53%) Social Skills
2 1 (2.94%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (2.94%) Banking
2 1 (2.94%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (2.94%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 3 (8.82%) Educational Technology
2 1 (2.94%) CCTV
2 1 (2.94%) Data Centre
2 1 (2.94%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 16 (47.06%) Windows
2 7 (20.59%) Windows 10
3 1 (2.94%) Apple iOS
3 1 (2.94%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (17.65%) Customer Service
2 4 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (8.82%) Data Security
3 3 (8.82%) Server Management
4 1 (2.94%) Agile
4 1 (2.94%) Asset Management
4 1 (2.94%) Coaching
4 1 (2.94%) Computer Science
4 1 (2.94%) Customer Requirements
4 1 (2.94%) Incident Management
4 1 (2.94%) Mobile Device Management
4 1 (2.94%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (2.94%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 7 (20.59%) DBS Check
2 6 (17.65%) Degree
3 2 (5.88%) A+ Certification
4 1 (2.94%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.94%) CCNP
4 1 (2.94%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.94%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (29.41%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (14.71%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 11 (32.35%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.94%) Apple
2 1 (2.94%) Citrix
2 1 (2.94%) Dell
2 1 (2.94%) Intel
2 1 (2.94%) Salesforce