IT Assistant
UK
The median IT Assistant daily rate in the UK is £130, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 July 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 19 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 545 | 572 | 668 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +27 | +96 | +192 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Assistant | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.034% | 0.021% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.037% | 0.023% | 0.013% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £191 |
| 25th Percentile | £120 | - | £224 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £130 | - | £241 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +60.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £143 | - | £252 |
| 90th Percentile | £147 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £130 | - | £252 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +68.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.85 | £14.42 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.95% | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £13.85 | £13.92 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -0.50% | - | - |
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 | 30,093 | 39,135 | 52,513 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.67% | 93.03% | 94.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,141 | 25,287 | 36,368 |
| 10th Percentile | £285 | £290 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,425 | 2,548 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £13.25 | £14.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £17.72 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -6.98% | +67.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.33 | £39.58 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.63% | +1.90% | +88.45% |
IT Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Assistant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Assistant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Assistant.
IT Assistant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Assistant.
IT Assistant
Top 6 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Assistant within the UK over the 6 months to 19 July 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 | +43 | 11 | £130 | - | 27 |
| UK excluding London | +37 | 7 | £130 | - | 23 |
| South East | +29 | 6 | £120 | - | 8 |
| London | +42 | 4 | - | - | 5 |
| Work from Home | +23 | 1 | - | - | 12 |
| South West | - | 1 | £150 | - |
IT Assistant Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 July 2025, IT Assistant 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 IT Assistant in the job title.
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IT Assistant 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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