IT Support Contract Job Trends in Northwich

IT Support
Cheshire > Northwich

The median IT Support daily rate in Northwich is £170, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026.

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

 6 months to
13 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 6 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Northwich 54.55% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 54.55% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £165 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £170 - -
75th Percentile £175 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £170 £188 -
% change year-on-year -9.33% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £17.25 - -
Median hourly rate £17.50 - -
75th Percentile £17.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £17.50 £12.82 £42.50
% change year-on-year +36.51% -69.84% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Northwich

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northwich. 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 Northwich with a recognized job title 11 8 20
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £123 £375 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £148 £400 -
Median % change year-on-year -63.13% - -
75th Percentile £175 £488 -
90th Percentile £272 £525 -
Cheshire median daily rate £472 £430 £475
% change year-on-year +9.95% -9.58% -7.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £17.25 - -
Median hourly rate £17.50 - -
75th Percentile £17.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £32.23 £32.70 £35.00
% change year-on-year -1.45% -6.57% +19.62%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Northwich

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northwich.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Northwich

IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Northwich

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Northwich.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Northwich

IT Support Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northwich

For the 6 months to 13 July 2026, IT Support 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 Northwich region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Root Cause Analysis
2 3 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (50.00%) Windows
3 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
4 1 (16.67%) Bomgar
4 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
4 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
4 1 (16.67%) Degree
4 1 (16.67%) Incident Management
4 1 (16.67%) Informatics
4 1 (16.67%) ITIL
4 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (16.67%) VPN

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northwich 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:

Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) VPN
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 3 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
2 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
2 1 (16.67%) Incident Management
2 1 (16.67%) Informatics
2 1 (16.67%) ITIL
2 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Bomgar
IT Support jobs