Junior IT Technician Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Junior IT Technician
UK > UK excluding London

The median Junior IT Technician daily rate in the UK excluding London is £130, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 April 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 427 - 391
Rank change year-on-year - - +50
Contract jobs requiring a Junior IT Technician 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.004% - 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% - 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £125 - £125
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £130 - £130
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.70%
75th Percentile £135 - £135
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £130 - £125
% change year-on-year - - -7.41%

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 21,546 11,812 19,161
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.99% 92.37% 92.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,690 7,618 11,799
10th Percentile £274 £213 £213
25th Percentile £400 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 £493
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% -3.65% -1.40%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £598
90th Percentile £675 £651 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -2.91% -1.90% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,396 803 2,190
10th Percentile £14.50 £14.20 £12.50
25th Percentile £19.91 £18.13 £15.53
Median hourly rate £43.85 £29.23 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -19.92% -15.12%
75th Percentile £65.88 £65.00 £60.75
90th Percentile £78.75 £76.10 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £42.25 £30.20 £35.00
% change year-on-year +39.90% -13.71% -22.22%

Junior IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Junior IT Technician job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Junior IT Technician
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Junior IT Technician job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Junior IT Technician job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Junior IT Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Junior IT Technician job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Junior IT Technician job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Junior IT Technician
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 Junior IT Technician within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 22 April 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
North West - 1 £130 -
North of England - 1 £130 - 2
Junior IT Technician
UK

Junior IT Technician Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 22 April 2026, Junior IT 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 UK excluding London region featuring Junior IT Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

Junior IT Technician 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft