Senior Technician Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Senior Technician
England > North of England

The median Senior Technician daily rate in the North of England is £158, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 184 - 197
Rank change year-on-year - - +49
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Technician 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.099% - 0.020%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - 0.021%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £146 - £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £158 - £200
75th Percentile £169 - £225
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £158 - £160
% change year-on-year - - -30.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £19.00 - -
England median hourly rate £19.00 - -

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 3,706 3,766 4,801
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.12% 91.83% 93.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,459 2,087 3,242
10th Percentile £250 £273 £263
25th Percentile £370 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £473 £493 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.14% -1.40% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £600
90th Percentile £671 £663 £675
England median daily rate £512 £525 £548
% change year-on-year -2.48% -4.11% -0.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 213 233 207
10th Percentile £13.05 £15.22 £15.75
25th Percentile £17.33 £18.00 £17.60
Median hourly rate £22.63 £32.50 £22.53
Median % change year-on-year -30.37% +44.25% +6.22%
75th Percentile £50.00 £50.00 £46.18
90th Percentile £73.65 £70.72 £64.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £45.21
% change year-on-year -44.11% -0.46% +71.64%

Senior Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Senior Technician job vacancy trend in the North of England

Senior Technician
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Technician job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Technician job vacancies in the North of England

Senior Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Technician job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Technician job vacancies in the North of England

Senior 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 Senior Technician within the North of England region over the 6 months to 1 October 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 - 4 £158 - 8
Senior Technician
England

Senior Technician Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, Senior 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 North of England region featuring Senior Technician in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (50.00%) Configuration Management
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) CMDB
2 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (25.00%) DBS Check
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Google
3 1 (25.00%) Google Workspace
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (25.00%) Windows
3 1 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (25.00%) Data Security
3 1 (25.00%) Wireless

Senior Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Google Workspace
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Wireless
General
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Configuration Management
1 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Data Security
2 1 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) DBS Check
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Google