Technical Specialist Contract Job Trends in Oxford

Technical Specialist
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median Technical Specialist daily rate in Oxford is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 July 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 - 14
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Specialist 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Oxford 0.99% - 1.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.09% - 2.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £488 - £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £525
75th Percentile £513 - £563
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £500 - £525

All Contract IT Job Roles
Oxford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title 92 63 95
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.09% 94.03% 85.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 22 66
10th Percentile £280 £208 £180
25th Percentile £353 £254 £333
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £388 £450
Median % change year-on-year +29.03% -13.89% -
75th Percentile £547 £569 £525
90th Percentile £636 £679 £588
Oxfordshire median daily rate £475 £388 £450
% change year-on-year +22.58% -13.89% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 8 18
10th Percentile £19.34 £23.86 £12.18
25th Percentile £33.50 £41.01 £13.00
Median hourly rate £37.00 £46.30 £18.25
Median % change year-on-year -20.09% +153.70% +0.94%
75th Percentile £39.50 £84.66 £28.31
90th Percentile £46.90 £89.63 £65.00
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £35.25 £46.30 £19.50
% change year-on-year -23.87% +137.44% -24.93%

Technical Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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

Technical Specialist job vacancy trend in Oxford

Technical Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Oxford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Specialist job vacancies in Oxford.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Specialist job vacancies in Oxford

Technical Specialist Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 17 July 2026, Technical Specialist 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 Oxford region featuring Technical Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) BeyondTrust
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) CyberArk
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) OAuth
1 1 (100.00%) OAuth2
1 1 (100.00%) OpenID
1 1 (100.00%) Privileged Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) SAML
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Technical Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) OAuth
1 1 (100.00%) OAuth2
1 1 (100.00%) OpenID
1 1 (100.00%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Privileged Identity Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) BeyondTrust
1 1 (100.00%) CyberArk
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft