IT Support Contract Job Trends in Stoke-on-Trent

IT Support
Staffordshire > Stoke-on-Trent

The median IT Support daily rate in Stoke-on-Trent is £185, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Stoke-on-Trent 6.52% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 10.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £183 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £185 - -
75th Percentile £188 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Staffordshire median daily rate £185 £145 £170
% change year-on-year +27.59% -14.71% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Stoke-on-Trent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent. 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 Stoke-on-Trent with a recognized job title 30 13 32
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 65.22% 100.00% 94.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 11 20
10th Percentile £183 £200 -
25th Percentile £363 £285 £110
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £350 £275
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% +27.27% -45.27%
75th Percentile £500 £499 £419
90th Percentile £598 £638 £489
Staffordshire median daily rate £450 £350 £374
% change year-on-year +28.57% -6.42% -25.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
Median hourly rate £13.10 £13.78 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.93% - -
Staffordshire median hourly rate £19.41 £30.00 £34.47
% change year-on-year -35.30% -12.96% +43.60%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

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 Stoke-on-Trent.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Stoke-on-Trent

IT Support
Daily Rate Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent

IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent

IT Support Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent

For the 6 months to 26 September 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 Stoke-on-Trent region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
1 2 (66.67%) Aruba
1 2 (66.67%) DBS Check
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (66.67%) Server Patching
1 2 (66.67%) Wi-Fi
1 2 (66.67%) Windows

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Wi-Fi
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Server Patching
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) DBS Check
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Aruba