IT Technician Contracts in the North West

IT Technician
England > North West

The median IT Technician daily rate in the North West is £127 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 115 154 174
Rank change year-on-year +39 +20 -38
Contract jobs requiring an IT Technician 22 6 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 0.80% 0.19% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.84% 0.20% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 4 5
10th Percentile - £145 £134
25th Percentile £126 £159 £140
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £127 £175 £175
Median % change year-on-year -27.57% - +4.48%
75th Percentile £178 £184 £200
90th Percentile £191 £188 £200
England median daily rate £170 £175 £160
% change year-on-year -2.86% +9.38% +10.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile - £15.00 -
25th Percentile - £15.38 £16.25
Median hourly rate £10.95 £16.50 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -33.64% -5.71% +2.94%
75th Percentile - £17.38 £18.75
90th Percentile - £17.60 -
England median hourly rate £14.14 £16.31 £16.50
% change year-on-year -13.28% -1.18% +22.22%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 2,607 3,031 3,927
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.35% 94.87% 96.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,702 2,172 2,878
10th Percentile £280 £300 £207
25th Percentile £390 £405 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.40% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £585 £588 £563
90th Percentile £675 £675 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 265 134 175
10th Percentile £11.07 £14.25 £11.36
25th Percentile £13.50 £20.00 £15.00
Median hourly rate £26.39 £30.54 £20.49
Median % change year-on-year -13.59% +49.05% +11.72%
75th Percentile £46.18 £47.38 £43.25
90th Percentile £64.00 £65.00 £56.25
England median hourly rate £35.83 £45.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -20.38% +100.00% +0.29%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Technician in the North West

IT Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

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

Daily rate trend for IT Technician in the North West

IT Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

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

Hourly rate trend for IT Technician in the North West

IT Technician
Contract Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. 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
Manchester +26 12 £126 -28.00% 5
Cheshire +8 3 £128 -27.14% 4
Lancashire +4 3 £180 +20.00% 3
Cumbria - 3 - - 2
Merseyside +15 1 £145 -23.68% 3
IT Technician
England

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

For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, 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 West region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 12 (54.55%) Driving Licence
2 11 (50.00%) Windows
3 10 (45.45%) Break/Fix
3 10 (45.45%) Social Skills
4 9 (40.91%) Preventative Maintenance
4 9 (40.91%) ATM
4 9 (40.91%) Finance
4 9 (40.91%) Retail
4 9 (40.91%) Smartphone
4 9 (40.91%) EPoS
5 8 (36.36%) Active Directory
6 7 (31.82%) Microsoft
7 5 (22.73%) Windows 10
7 5 (22.73%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (18.18%) Microsoft Office
9 3 (13.64%) Disclosure Scotland
9 3 (13.64%) Windows Server
9 3 (13.64%) Time Management
9 3 (13.64%) Video Conferencing
9 3 (13.64%) SC Cleared
9 3 (13.64%) Security Cleared
9 3 (13.64%) Decision-Making
9 3 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
9 3 (13.64%) Aviation
9 3 (13.64%) Customer Service
10 1 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (4.55%) Android
10 1 (4.55%) iPhone
10 1 (4.55%) Citrix
10 1 (4.55%) Manufacturing

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Applications
1 4 (18.18%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (22.73%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 9 (40.91%) ATM
General
1 10 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 9 (40.91%) Finance
2 9 (40.91%) Retail
3 3 (13.64%) Aviation
4 1 (4.55%) Manufacturing
4 1 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 12 (54.55%) Driving Licence
2 9 (40.91%) EPoS
2 9 (40.91%) Smartphone
3 3 (13.64%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (4.55%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 11 (50.00%) Windows
2 5 (22.73%) Windows 10
3 3 (13.64%) Windows Server
4 1 (4.55%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (45.45%) Break/Fix
2 9 (40.91%) Preventative Maintenance
3 3 (13.64%) Customer Service
3 3 (13.64%) Decision-Making
3 3 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (13.64%) Time Management
4 1 (4.55%) Information Security
Qualifications
1 3 (13.64%) SC Cleared
1 3 (13.64%) Security Cleared
2 1 (4.55%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (13.64%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 8 (36.36%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 7 (31.82%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.55%) Citrix
2 1 (4.55%) ServiceNow