IT Support Contract Job Trends in Richmond upon Thames

IT Support
West London > Richmond upon Thames

The median IT Support daily rate in Richmond upon Thames is £155, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025.

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

6 months to
23 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 10 18
Rank change year-on-year +3 +8 +2
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 1 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in Richmond upon Thames 6.67% 10.00% 2.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.69% 10.00% 2.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £153 £188 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £155 £200 £600
Median % change year-on-year -22.50% -66.67% +269.23%
75th Percentile £158 £213 £625
90th Percentile - - -
West London median daily rate £250 £200 £209
% change year-on-year +25.00% -4.19% +4.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £22.50
Median hourly rate - - £25.00
75th Percentile - - £27.50
90th Percentile - - -
West London median hourly rate - £23.80 £25.00
% change year-on-year - -4.80% +66.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Richmond upon Thames

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Richmond upon Thames. 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 Richmond upon Thames with a recognized job title 13 20 69
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.67% 100.00% 98.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 18 68
10th Percentile - £266 £363
25th Percentile £204 £414 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £208 £575 £531
Median % change year-on-year -63.91% +8.24% -3.41%
75th Percentile £438 £617 £595
90th Percentile £608 £641 £677
West London median daily rate £425 £475 £550
% change year-on-year -10.53% -13.64% +9.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £22.50
Median hourly rate - - £25.00
Median % change year-on-year - - -15.25%
75th Percentile - - £27.50
90th Percentile - - -
West London median hourly rate £25.11 £26.34 £67.00
% change year-on-year -4.66% -60.69% +272.22%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Richmond upon Thames

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 Richmond upon Thames.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Richmond upon Thames

IT Support
Daily Rate Trend in Richmond upon Thames

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Richmond upon Thames.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Richmond upon Thames

IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Richmond upon Thames

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Richmond upon Thames.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Richmond upon Thames

IT Support
Contract Job Locations in Richmond upon Thames

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the Richmond upon Thames region over the 6 months to 23 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Twickenham -1 1 £155 -22.50%
IT Support
West London

IT Support Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Richmond upon Thames

For the 6 months to 23 October 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 Richmond upon Thames region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Richmond upon Thames 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%) Inclusion and Diversity
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft