ICT Support Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

ICT Support
UK > UK excluding London

The median ICT Support daily rate in the UK excluding London is £165, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 March 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 424 325 390
Rank change year-on-year -99 +65 +60
Contract jobs requiring an ICT Support 3 11 9
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.014% 0.087% 0.043%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.094% 0.046%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 5
10th Percentile £157 - -
25th Percentile £159 £313 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £165 £325 £190
Median % change year-on-year -49.31% +71.05% +4.11%
75th Percentile £168 £338 £195
90th Percentile £169 - -
UK median daily rate £165 £325 £190
% change year-on-year -49.31% +71.05% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 7 4
10th Percentile - £15.76 -
25th Percentile - £16.63 £13.86
Median hourly rate - £18.00 £14.79
Median % change year-on-year - +21.70% +5.64%
75th Percentile - £20.22 £15.95
90th Percentile - £20.24 £16.36
UK median hourly rate - £18.00 £14.79
% change year-on-year - +21.70% +5.64%

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 20,190 11,695 19,482
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.66% 92.53% 92.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,993 7,633 12,080
10th Percentile £258 £213 £210
25th Percentile £400 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £475 £488
Median % change year-on-year +1.32% -2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £581 £588 £594
90th Percentile £675 £663 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -4.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,188 711 2,099
10th Percentile £14.40 £14.99 £12.50
25th Percentile £18.87 £20.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.71 £32.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.94% - -21.53%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £76.00 £75.50 £71.98
UK median hourly rate £36.70 £32.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year +12.92% - -24.42%

ICT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'ICT Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

ICT Support job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

ICT Support
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for ICT Support job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for ICT Support job vacancies in the UK excluding London

ICT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for ICT Support job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for ICT Support job vacancies in the UK excluding London

ICT Support
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ICT Support within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 24 March 2026. 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
Scotland - 2 £165 - 1
South East -50 1 - - 2
ICT Support
UK

ICT Support Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 24 March 2026, ICT 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 UK excluding London region featuring ICT Support in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (33.33%) Azure
3 1 (33.33%) CTC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
3 1 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) SCCM
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
3 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
3 1 (33.33%) Windows Server
3 1 (33.33%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (33.33%) Windows Server 2019

ICT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Local Government
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (33.33%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Windows Server
2 1 (33.33%) Windows Server 2016
2 1 (33.33%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) CTC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft