Infrastructure Support
UK
The median Infrastructure Support daily rate in the UK is £363, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 482 | 542 | 668 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +60 | +126 | +102 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Support | 38 | 40 | 50 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.092% | 0.084% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.099% | 0.089% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 35 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £208 | £150 | £151 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £231 | £231 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £363 | £340 | £388 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.62% | -12.26% | -3.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £413 | £450 |
| 90th Percentile | £605 | £509 | £576 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £428 | £300 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | +42.50% | -7.69% | +14.04% |
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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
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 1 May 2025.
Infrastructure Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Infrastructure Support.
Infrastructure Support
Top 11 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 1 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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| England | +58 | 33 | £346 | -7.67% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | +70 | 27 | £428 | +42.50% | 19 |
| South East | +54 | 17 | £575 | +109.09% | 11 |
| London | +29 | 10 | £238 | -38.31% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +37 | 5 | £376 | -24.90% | 13 |
| Scotland | +11 | 4 | £428 | +25.74% | 1 |
| Midlands | +24 | 3 | £330 | +3.13% | 4 |
| North of England | +21 | 3 | £265 | +65.63% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 3 | £330 | +3.13% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £265 | - | |
| North West | +17 | 1 | £215 | +34.38% | 2 |
Infrastructure Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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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