Support Technician Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Support Technician
South East > Thames Valley

The median Support Technician daily rate in the Thames Valley is £160, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2025.

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

6 months to
11 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 108 124 138
Rank change year-on-year +16 +14 +32
Contract jobs requiring a Support Technician 7 2 5
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.41% 0.092% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% 0.10% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 4
10th Percentile - - £166
25th Percentile - £233 £189
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £160 £235 £205
Median % change year-on-year -31.91% +14.63% -6.68%
75th Percentile £174 £238 £206
90th Percentile £182 - £207
South East median daily rate £160 £208 £205
% change year-on-year -22.89% +1.22% +9.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £16.77 - -
25th Percentile £17.56 - -
Median hourly rate £18.87 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £17.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 1,540 1,984 2,534
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.59% 91.47% 94.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 980 1,118 1,706
10th Percentile £250 £263 £215
25th Percentile £393 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £588 £608 £620
90th Percentile £663 £675 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £505 £508
% change year-on-year -0.99% -0.49% +1.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 92 89 95
10th Percentile £14.75 £18.50 £16.25
25th Percentile £15.91 £26.00 £22.80
Median hourly rate £25.15 £58.30 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.86% +16.60% +166.67%
75th Percentile £56.88 £64.73 £67.75
90th Percentile £86.83 £94.50 £75.67
South East median hourly rate £24.00 £59.25 £52.00
% change year-on-year -59.49% +13.93% +100.00%

Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Support Technician' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Support Technician job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Support Technician
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Support Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Support Technician
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Technician within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 11 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
Berkshire +17 4 £160 -31.91% 4
Oxfordshire - 2 - - 6
Buckinghamshire - 1 - - 6
Support Technician
South East

Support Technician Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 11 October 2025, Support Technician 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 Thames Valley region featuring Support Technician in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) Security Cleared
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (42.86%) ServiceNow
2 3 (42.86%) Ticket Management
2 3 (42.86%) Windows 10
2 3 (42.86%) Active Directory
2 3 (42.86%) Windows
2 3 (42.86%) Unified Communications
3 2 (28.57%) ITSM
3 2 (28.57%) Asset Management
3 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
3 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) Azure
4 1 (14.29%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (14.29%) Windows Server
4 1 (14.29%) Proactive Management
4 1 (14.29%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (14.29%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (14.29%) Problem Management
4 1 (14.29%) Cisco IOS
4 1 (14.29%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (14.29%) Cisco
4 1 (14.29%) Android

Support Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 4 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (28.57%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) Unified Communications
2 1 (14.29%) Cisco IOS
General
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (14.29%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 3 (42.86%) Windows
1 3 (42.86%) Windows 10
2 1 (14.29%) Android
2 1 (14.29%) Windows Server
2 1 (14.29%) Windows Server 2016
2 1 (14.29%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Ticket Management
2 2 (28.57%) Asset Management
2 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
2 2 (28.57%) ITSM
3 1 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (14.29%) Proactive Management
3 1 (14.29%) Problem Management
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) Security Cleared
2 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 3 (42.86%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 3 (42.86%) ServiceNow
3 1 (14.29%) Cisco