ICT Support Contract Job Trends

ICT Support
UK

The median ICT Support daily rate in the UK 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 606 508 575
Rank change year-on-year -98 +67 +146
Contract jobs requiring an ICT Support 3 11 22
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.007% 0.038% 0.050%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.041% 0.054%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 18
10th Percentile £157 - £179
25th Percentile £159 £313 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £165 £325 £190
Median % change year-on-year -49.31% +71.05% -
75th Percentile £168 £338 £210
90th Percentile £169 - £219
UK excluding London median daily rate £165 £325 £190
% change year-on-year -49.31% +71.05% +4.11%
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 excluding London median hourly rate - £18.00 £14.79
% change year-on-year - +21.70% +5.64%

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 40,297 27,081 41,111
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.96% 92.96% 92.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,161 17,787 26,923
10th Percentile £313 £300 £275
25th Percentile £411 £406 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -4.37%
75th Percentile £613 £630 £638
90th Percentile £724 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +1.32% -2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,500 900 2,514
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.20 £12.88
25th Percentile £19.34 £21.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £36.70 £32.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.92% - -24.42%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.73 £60.00
90th Percentile £76.58 £76.34 £71.90
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.71 £32.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year +12.94% - -21.53%

ICT Support
Job Vacancy Trend

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

ICT Support job vacancy trend in the UK

ICT Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

ICT Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

ICT Support
Top 5 Contract Job Locations

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 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
UK excluding London -99 3 £165 -49.31% 7
Scotland - 2 £165 -
Work from Home -35 1 - -
South East -50 1 - - 2
England -119 1 - - 6

ICT Support Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

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 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 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