ICT Technician Contract Job Trends

ICT Technician
UK

The median ICT Technician daily rate in the UK is £120, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 558 550 637
Rank change year-on-year -8 +87 +186
Contract jobs requiring an ICT Technician 16 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.047% 0.003% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.051% 0.003% 0.002%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £115 - £103
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £120 - £105
Median % change year-on-year - - -25.00%
75th Percentile £125 - £108
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £120 - £105
% change year-on-year - - -25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile £16.51 - -
25th Percentile £16.66 £21.25 -
Median hourly rate £18.15 £22.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -19.34% - -
75th Percentile £22.09 £23.75 -
90th Percentile £27.23 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.15 £22.50 -
% change year-on-year -19.34% - -

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 31,095 34,091 44,073
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.85% 92.88% 93.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,673 20,564 30,031
10th Percentile £278 £300 £300
25th Percentile £402 £412 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -2.96% -2.10% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,734 1,304 1,535
10th Percentile £13.85 £15.07 £14.69
25th Percentile £17.31 £20.28 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £38.14 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -34.05% -15.26% +62.28%
75th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.10 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £37.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -33.33% -15.73% +89.81%

ICT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend

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

ICT Technician job vacancy trend in the UK

ICT Technician
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

ICT Technician
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

ICT Technician
Top 7 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 Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 30 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
UK excluding London -20 16 £120 - 21
Northern Ireland - 8 - -
England +4 7 - - 22
North of England - 7 - - 7
North West - 6 - - 6
Yorkshire - 1 - - 1
Wales - 1 £120 -

ICT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 30 October 2025, ICT 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 featuring ICT Technician in the job title.

1 11 (68.75%) Active Directory
1 11 (68.75%) Microsoft
2 6 (37.50%) AirWatch
2 6 (37.50%) Avaya
2 6 (37.50%) Citrix
2 6 (37.50%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (37.50%) Degree
2 6 (37.50%) Fault Analysis
2 6 (37.50%) IT Strategy
2 6 (37.50%) VoIP
2 6 (37.50%) Windows
2 6 (37.50%) XenApp
3 5 (31.25%) Customer Service
3 5 (31.25%) Exchange Server 2010
3 5 (31.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (31.25%) Service Delivery
4 2 (12.50%) ITIL
4 2 (12.50%) ITSM
4 2 (12.50%) Problem Management
4 2 (12.50%) Service Management
5 1 (6.25%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (6.25%) Customer Experience
5 1 (6.25%) DBS Check
5 1 (6.25%) ECDL
5 1 (6.25%) Firewall
5 1 (6.25%) HNC
5 1 (6.25%) HND
5 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (6.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (6.25%) Problem-Solving

ICT Technician 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 5 (31.25%) Exchange Server 2010
1 5 (31.25%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (6.25%) Spreadsheet
Communications & Networking
1 6 (37.50%) VoIP
2 1 (6.25%) Firewall
General
1 5 (31.25%) Manufacturing
1 5 (31.25%) Organisational Skills
1 5 (31.25%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (37.50%) Smartphone
2 1 (6.25%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 6 (37.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (37.50%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (37.50%) Fault Analysis
1 6 (37.50%) IT Strategy
2 5 (31.25%) Customer Service
2 5 (31.25%) Service Delivery
3 2 (12.50%) ITIL
3 2 (12.50%) ITSM
3 2 (12.50%) Problem Management
3 2 (12.50%) Service Management
4 1 (6.25%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (6.25%) Customer Experience
4 1 (6.25%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (6.25%) Software Licensing
Qualifications
1 6 (37.50%) Degree
2 1 (6.25%) DBS Check
2 1 (6.25%) ECDL
2 1 (6.25%) HNC
2 1 (6.25%) HND
System Software
1 11 (68.75%) Active Directory
2 6 (37.50%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 6 (37.50%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 11 (68.75%) Microsoft
2 6 (37.50%) Avaya
2 6 (37.50%) Citrix