Break/Fix Contract Job Trends in Southampton

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Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring Break/Fix skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - -2
Contract jobs citing Break/Fix 8 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 4.19% - 1.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.00% - 2.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £126 - £139
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £127 - £143
Median % change year-on-year - - -36.67%
75th Percentile £128 - £146
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £127 £181 £110
% change year-on-year -29.93% +64.77% -56.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £13.25
Median hourly rate - - £14.50
75th Percentile - - £15.75
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median hourly rate - - £14.50
% change year-on-year - - -10.66%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Southampton

Break/Fix falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Southampton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 160 91 105
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton 83.77% 83.49% 61.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 108 48 72
10th Percentile £175 £175 £300
25th Percentile £340 £325 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £470 £582
Median % change year-on-year +3.24% -19.24% +13.01%
75th Percentile £569 £588 £650
90th Percentile £718 £625 £713
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £550 £580
% change year-on-year - -5.17% +10.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 0 7
10th Percentile £12.21 - £12.75
25th Percentile £12.29 - £39.13
Median hourly rate £30.00 - £75.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +223.97%
75th Percentile £40.00 - £80.00
90th Percentile £77.33 - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £26.08 £57.63 £57.35
% change year-on-year -54.75% +0.48% +14.70%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Break/Fix relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Break/Fix job vacancy trend in Southampton

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Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Break/Fix.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Break/Fix

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Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Break/Fix.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Break/Fix

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Communications & Networking
1 8 (100.00%) SAN
General
1 8 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (100.00%) Field Engineer
1 8 (100.00%) Field Service Engineer
1 8 (100.00%) IT Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Field Support Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) IT Support
2 3 (37.50%) IT Support Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 8 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 8 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 8 (100.00%) CCNA
1 8 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 8 (100.00%) MCSE
1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 8 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 8 (100.00%) Dell