Infrastructure Support Specialist
UK
The median Infrastructure Support Specialist daily rate in the UK is £428, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 513 | 570 | 702 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +57 | +132 | +135 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Support Specialist | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.017% | 0.028% | 0.002% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.018% | 0.030% | 0.002% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £409 | £292 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £363 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £428 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.50% | +11.11% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £451 | - | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | £456 | £505 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £428 | £355 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.42% | -21.11% | -10.00% |
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 | 27,240 | 39,893 | 54,783 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.47% | 92.77% | 94.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,738 | 25,957 | 38,247 |
| 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 | 1,059 | 2,674 | 1,534 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.41 | £37.34 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.92% | -17.02% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.90 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.25% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Infrastructure Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Infrastructure Support Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Infrastructure Support Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Infrastructure Support Specialist.
Infrastructure Support Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Infrastructure Support Specialist.
Infrastructure Support Specialist
Top 4 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Infrastructure Support Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +54 | 4 | £428 | +20.42% | 1 |
| Scotland | +9 | 4 | £428 | +20.42% | |
| England | +75 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| London | +29 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Infrastructure Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, Infrastructure Support Specialist 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 Infrastructure Support Specialist in the job title.
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Infrastructure Support Specialist 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: