IT Support Contract Job Trends in Norwich

IT Support
Norfolk > Norwich

The median IT Support daily rate in Norwich is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 January 2026.

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

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 6 14
Rank change year-on-year -12 +8 +4
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 10 4 1
As % of all contract jobs in Norwich 7.75% 10.26% 2.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.47% 11.11% 2.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile £187 - -
25th Percentile £213 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 - £140
Median % change year-on-year - - -25.33%
75th Percentile £238 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Norfolk median daily rate £203 - £158
% change year-on-year - - -16.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £6.00 - -
Median hourly rate £16.65 - -
75th Percentile £23.72 - -
90th Percentile £24.49 - -
Norfolk median hourly rate £16.22 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Norwich

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Norwich. 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 Norwich with a recognized job title 118 36 35
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.47% 92.31% 89.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 12 25
10th Percentile £126 £139 £166
25th Percentile £161 £200 £208
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £305 £400
Median % change year-on-year -26.23% -23.75% +101.01%
75th Percentile £338 £452 £538
90th Percentile £488 £717 £560
Norfolk median daily rate £225 £325 £375
% change year-on-year -30.77% -13.33% +72.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 2 7
10th Percentile £12.86 £15.32 £12.42
25th Percentile £13.31 £16.31 £13.68
Median hourly rate £14.06 £18.91 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.68% +14.62% +2.42%
75th Percentile £20.86 £21.81 £22.13
90th Percentile £24.43 £22.97 £26.25
Norfolk median hourly rate £15.90 £20.00 £16.00
% change year-on-year -20.53% +25.00% -0.81%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Norwich

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 Norwich.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Norwich

IT Support
Daily Rate Trend in Norwich

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Norwich.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Norwich

IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Norwich

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

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

IT Support
Hourly Rate Histogram in Norwich

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Support in Norwich over the 6 months to 31 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for IT Support in Norwich

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Norwich

For the 6 months to 31 January 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 Norwich region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Windows
2 9 (90.00%) Active Directory
2 9 (90.00%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (50.00%) Customer Service
3 5 (50.00%) SCCM
4 4 (40.00%) Android
4 4 (40.00%) Apple iOS
4 4 (40.00%) DHCP
4 4 (40.00%) DNS
4 4 (40.00%) ITIL
4 4 (40.00%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (40.00%) PowerShell
4 4 (40.00%) Software Deployment
4 4 (40.00%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (40.00%) Windows 10
5 3 (30.00%) ITSM
5 3 (30.00%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (20.00%) Degree
6 2 (20.00%) HNC
6 2 (20.00%) HND
6 2 (20.00%) Information Governance
6 2 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (20.00%) MCSE
6 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
6 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (20.00%) Service Management
6 2 (20.00%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (10.00%) AIX

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

Business Applications
1 1 (10.00%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 9 (90.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (10.00%) Azure
2 1 (10.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 4 (40.00%) DHCP
1 4 (40.00%) DNS
1 4 (40.00%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Oracle Reports
General
1 2 (20.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (20.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (10.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) NHS
2 1 (10.00%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 10 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (40.00%) Android
2 4 (40.00%) Apple iOS
2 4 (40.00%) Windows 10
3 3 (30.00%) Windows Server 2003
4 2 (20.00%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (10.00%) AIX
5 1 (10.00%) Windows 7
5 1 (10.00%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 4 (40.00%) ITIL
2 4 (40.00%) Software Deployment
3 3 (30.00%) ITSM
4 2 (20.00%) Information Governance
4 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (20.00%) Service Management
5 1 (10.00%) Incident Management
5 1 (10.00%) Migration
5 1 (10.00%) Proactive Monitoring
5 1 (10.00%) User Experience
5 1 (10.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 4 (40.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) Degree
1 2 (20.00%) HNC
1 2 (20.00%) HND
1 2 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
1 2 (20.00%) MCSE
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
2 1 (10.00%) BC Cleared
2 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 9 (90.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (50.00%) SCCM
2 4 (40.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (10.00%) Citrix
2 1 (10.00%) Dell
2 1 (10.00%) Oracle
2 1 (10.00%) ServiceNow