IT Support
UK
The median IT Support daily rate in the UK is £218, 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 | 241 | 201 | 222 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -40 | +21 | +56 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Support | 319 | 503 | 727 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.09% | 1.15% | 1.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.18% | 1.24% | 1.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 160 | 324 | 480 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £129 | £125 |
| 25th Percentile | £178 | £150 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £218 | £200 | £189 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.75% | +5.82% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £288 | £244 | £250 |
| 90th Percentile | £413 | £325 | £338 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £190 | £180 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +5.56% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 51 | 113 | 68 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £10.95 | £12.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £12.00 | £15.39 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.51 | £15.42 | £19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.04% | -20.92% | +14.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.42 | £22.23 | £25.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £35.89 | £25.00 | £29.51 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.31 | £13.30 | £18.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.63% | -28.11% | +19.35% |
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% |
IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Support.
IT Support
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Support over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
IT Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Support.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Support over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
IT Support
Top 17 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 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 | -30 | 279 | £220 | +10.00% | 428 |
| UK excluding London | -18 | 228 | £200 | +5.26% | 358 |
| London | -12 | 87 | £238 | +13.10% | 113 |
| North of England | -15 | 62 | £200 | +5.26% | 84 |
| Work from Home | +30 | 58 | £250 | +25.00% | 113 |
| South East | -6 | 40 | £300 | +51.90% | 106 |
| Midlands | +22 | 35 | £150 | - | 75 |
| North West | -3 | 33 | £200 | +10.34% | 37 |
| South West | +37 | 31 | £215 | +6.83% | 41 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 25 | £200 | -6.98% | 40 |
| East of England | +31 | 23 | £180 | -10.00% | 41 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 22 | £150 | -27.27% | 28 |
| Scotland | -20 | 15 | £194 | +15.67% | 15 |
| Wales | -1 | 14 | £190 | +31.03% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 13 | £175 | +16.67% | 46 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 8 | £150 | -28.57% | 5 |
| North East | -9 | 4 | - | - | 9 |
IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, IT 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 IT Support in the job title.
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IT 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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