ICT Technician Contracts

ICT Technician
UK

As of 10 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median ICT Technician daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 521 - 698
Rank change year-on-year - - +141
Contract jobs requiring an ICT Technician 2 0 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.007% - 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% - 0.013%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £119
25th Percentile - - £139
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £150
Median % change year-on-year - - +30.65%
75th Percentile - - £178
90th Percentile - - £188
UK excluding London median daily rate - - £150
% change year-on-year - - +30.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £13.75
Median hourly rate £15.00 - £14.00
75th Percentile - - £14.25
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £15.00 - £14.00
% change year-on-year - - -6.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 27,188 39,941 54,901
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.48% 92.76% 94.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,734 26,001 38,348
10th Percentile £300 £280 £313
25th Percentile £406 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,055 2,673 1,536
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.86 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.25 £19.06
Median hourly rate £28.60 £36.65 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.96% -18.56% +88.21%
75th Percentile £62.50 £61.30 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.90 £76.13
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.50 £40.00 £42.43
% change year-on-year -31.25% -5.73% +115.78%

ICT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured ICT Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for ICT Technician in the UK

ICT Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ICT Technician.

Daily rate trend for ICT Technician in the UK

ICT Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ICT Technician.

Hourly rate trend for ICT Technician in the UK

ICT Technician
Top 5 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ICT Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 10 May 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
England - 2 - - 15
UK excluding London - 2 - - 14
Midlands - 1 - - 1
South East - 1 - - 7
West Midlands - 1 - -

ICT Technician Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, ICT Technician contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring ICT Technician in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
2 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (50.00%) Google
2 1 (50.00%) VLAN
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Mac OS
2 1 (50.00%) Google Workspace
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office

ICT Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) VLAN
1 1 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Mac OS
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Google