IT Support Contract Job Trends in Plymouth

IT Support
Devon > Plymouth

The median IT Support daily rate in Plymouth is £140, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 3 6
Rank change year-on-year -9 +3 +5
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 1 12 2
As % of all contract jobs in Plymouth 2.22% 20.69% 5.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.33% 21.43% 5.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £188 £130
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £140 £193 £140
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +37.50% +1.82%
75th Percentile - £203 £150
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median daily rate £140 £193 £140
% change year-on-year -27.27% +37.50% +1.82%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Plymouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Plymouth. 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 Plymouth with a recognized job title 30 56 35
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 66.67% 96.55% 92.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 16 12
10th Percentile £195 £145 £221
25th Percentile £256 £187 £347
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £195 £425
Median % change year-on-year +111.54% -54.12% -
75th Percentile £663 £572 £585
90th Percentile £706 £681 £733
Devon median daily rate £375 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -25.00% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 11 13
10th Percentile £15.74 £46.25 £13.21
25th Percentile £17.60 £50.63 £15.59
Median hourly rate £44.00 £60.00 £31.05
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +93.24% -46.00%
75th Percentile £46.00 £68.75 £50.00
90th Percentile - £70.00 £67.25
Devon median hourly rate £25.15 £60.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -58.08% +50.00% +25.00%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Plymouth

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 Plymouth.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Plymouth

IT Support
Daily Rate Trend in Plymouth

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

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

IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Plymouth

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

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

IT Support Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Plymouth

For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, 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 Plymouth region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Plymouth 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
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft