Infrastructure Support
UK
The median Infrastructure Support daily rate in the UK is £536, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 June 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 30 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 497 | 530 | 618 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +33 | +88 | +142 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Support | 37 | 55 | 66 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.14% | 0.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 46 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £222 | £220 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £338 | £275 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £536 | £340 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +57.65% | -15.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £413 | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | £623 | £500 | £588 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £575 | £340 | £313 |
| % change year-on-year | +69.12% | +8.80% | +7.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £19.89 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £20.95 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.77 | - | £23.34 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £26.36 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £27.79 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £32.77 | - | £23.34 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -69.69% |
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 | 28,211 | 40,139 | 52,625 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.03% | 92.98% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,028 | 25,767 | 36,553 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £283 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +4.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,262 | 2,867 | 1,530 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.78 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.33 | £16.50 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.00% | -12.79% | +71.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.00 | £76.03 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
Infrastructure Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Infrastructure Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Infrastructure Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Infrastructure Support.
Infrastructure Support
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Infrastructure Support over the 6 months to 30 June 2025.
Infrastructure Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Infrastructure Support.
Infrastructure Support
Top 12 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 within the UK over the 6 months to 30 June 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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| England | +58 | 32 | £536 | +42.93% | 48 |
| UK excluding London | +29 | 26 | £575 | +69.12% | 27 |
| South East | +64 | 15 | £575 | +53.33% | 8 |
| London | +44 | 10 | £536 | +41.05% | 22 |
| Work from Home | +40 | 8 | £536 | +7.20% | 10 |
| Scotland | -15 | 4 | £428 | +25.74% | 1 |
| East of England | +27 | 3 | £225 | -10.00% | 2 |
| North of England | +7 | 3 | £265 | -20.30% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 2 | £265 | +23.26% | |
| Midlands | +11 | 1 | £250 | -21.88% | 3 |
| North West | +11 | 1 | £215 | -52.22% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 1 | £250 | -21.88% | 2 |
Infrastructure Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 June 2025, Infrastructure Support 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 in the job title.
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Infrastructure Support 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:
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