IT Support Contract Job Trends in Paignton

IT Support
Devon > Paignton

The median IT Support daily rate in Paignton is £148, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Paignton 100.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 100.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £146 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £148 - -
75th Percentile £149 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median daily rate £144 £193 £140
% change year-on-year -25.32% +37.50% +1.82%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Paignton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Paignton. 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 Paignton with a recognized job title 1 0 4
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% - 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £146 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £148 - -
75th Percentile £149 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median daily rate £425 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% +1.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £37.50
Median hourly rate - - £40.00
75th Percentile - - £42.50
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median hourly rate £24.93 £60.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -58.45% +50.00% -17.53%

IT Support Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Paignton

For the 6 months to 13 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 Paignton region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Paignton 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%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft