IT Support Specialist
UK
The median IT Support Specialist daily rate in the UK is £310, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 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 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 513 | 564 | 680 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +51 | +116 | +153 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Support Specialist | 12 | 20 | 16 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.041% | 0.047% | 0.028% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.044% | 0.051% | 0.030% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £269 | - | £162 |
| 25th Percentile | £289 | £184 | £185 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £310 | £198 | £205 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +56.96% | -3.66% | +10.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £362 | £280 | £270 |
| 90th Percentile | £438 | £503 | £304 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £310 | £198 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | +56.96% | -1.00% | +83.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £21.03 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £21.08 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.00 | £25.00 | £22.26 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.00% | +12.32% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £23.53 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £23.64 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £13.00 | £25.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -48.00% | - | - |
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 | 26,988 | 39,486 | 54,195 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.35% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,538 | 25,721 | 37,839 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £543 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -3.23% | +3.33% |
| 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 | 1,058 | 2,674 | 1,507 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.83 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £16.30 | £19.21 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.29% | -18.89% | +87.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.09 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.90 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.75 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.13% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
IT Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Support Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Support Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Support Specialist.
IT Support Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Support Specialist over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.
IT Support Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Support Specialist.
IT Support Specialist
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 | +53 | 11 | £320 | +62.03% | 37 |
| UK excluding London | +42 | 9 | £310 | +56.96% | 27 |
| North of England | - | 7 | £395 | - | 8 |
| North West | - | 7 | £395 | - | 1 |
| London | +51 | 3 | - | - | 17 |
| Work from Home | +42 | 3 | £395 | -21.10% | 13 |
| Midlands | +15 | 1 | £320 | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £320 | - | |
| Wales | - | 1 | £263 | - |
IT Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, IT 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 IT Support Specialist in the job title.
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IT 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: