Senior IT Support Contracts in the North West

Senior IT Support
England > North West

The median Senior IT Support daily rate in the North West is £275 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 137 153 181
Rank change year-on-year +16 +28 -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior IT Support 4 4 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 0.14% 0.12% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.13% 0.026%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £204 - -
25th Percentile £246 - £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 - £325
75th Percentile £286 - £338
90th Percentile £298 - -
England median daily rate £280 £263 £260
% change year-on-year +6.67% +0.96% +30.82%

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 2,622 3,055 3,850
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.38% 94.64% 96.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,725 2,198 2,821
10th Percentile £281 £300 £206
25th Percentile £394 £405 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £500 £463
Median % change year-on-year -1.00% +8.11% +9.11%
75th Percentile £585 £588 £560
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 266 138 178
10th Percentile £11.07 £14.18 £11.36
25th Percentile £13.50 £20.00 £15.00
Median hourly rate £26.39 £30.54 £20.31
Median % change year-on-year -13.59% +50.37% +12.83%
75th Percentile £46.18 £46.51 £43.75
90th Percentile £63.75 £65.00 £58.75
England median hourly rate £35.65 £45.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -20.78% +100.00% +0.36%

Senior IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior IT Support in the North West

Senior IT Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

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

Daily rate trend for Senior IT Support in the North West

Senior IT Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

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

Hourly rate trend for Senior IT Support in the North West

Senior IT Support
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 Senior IT Support within the North West region over the 6 months to 25 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 - 4 £275 - 1
Senior IT Support
England

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

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Senior 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 West region featuring Senior IT Support in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (75.00%) Windows 10
2 3 (75.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) SharePoint
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
3 2 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (50.00%) Adobe
3 2 (50.00%) CCNA
3 2 (50.00%) MCSE
3 2 (50.00%) ITIL
3 2 (50.00%) PRINCE2
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (50.00%) Windows Server 2012
3 2 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
3 2 (50.00%) Video Conferencing
3 2 (50.00%) VMware
3 2 (50.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 2 (50.00%) Degree
3 2 (50.00%) Windows Server
3 2 (50.00%) Line Management
3 2 (50.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 2 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (25.00%) Driving Licence
4 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (25.00%) Analytical Thinking

Senior IT Support 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (75.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (25.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (25.00%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (25.00%) Freedom of Information Act
2 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (25.00%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
1 3 (75.00%) Windows 10
2 2 (50.00%) Windows Server
2 2 (50.00%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (50.00%) ITIL
1 2 (50.00%) Line Management
1 2 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 2 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (25.00%) Ergonomics
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) CCNA
1 2 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
1 2 (50.00%) MCSE
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (50.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (25.00%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) Adobe
2 2 (50.00%) VMware