IT Support
UK
The median IT Support daily rate in the UK is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 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 3 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 207 | 210 | 234 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +24 | +61 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Support | 400 | 495 | 623 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.28% | 1.14% | 1.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.39% | 1.22% | 1.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 191 | 302 | 417 |
| 10th Percentile | £138 | £125 | £130 |
| 25th Percentile | £159 | £149 | £158 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £210 | £190 | £195 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.53% | -2.56% | +2.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £288 | £238 | £248 |
| 90th Percentile | £413 | £325 | £334 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £183 | £188 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.59% | -2.67% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 79 | 107 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £10.95 | £13.93 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.02 | £12.25 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.50 | £17.00 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.59% | -15.00% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.50 | £23.75 | £27.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £34.67 | £25.00 | £29.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.26 | £14.63 | £18.08 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.78% | -19.08% | +3.31% |
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 | 28,823 | 40,432 | 52,711 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.00% | 93.00% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,389 | 25,993 | 36,631 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £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 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,297 | 2,846 | 1,533 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.33% | -12.79% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.45 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +96.08% |
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 3 July 2025.
IT Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Support.
IT Support
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Support over the 6 months to 3 July 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 3 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 |
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| England | +10 | 347 | £215 | +7.50% | 598 |
| UK excluding London | +1 | 286 | £200 | +9.59% | 482 |
| London | +24 | 108 | £238 | +18.75% | 183 |
| North of England | -8 | 74 | £190 | - | 99 |
| Work from Home | +33 | 63 | £244 | +26.62% | 128 |
| South East | +14 | 60 | £250 | +26.58% | 154 |
| South West | +42 | 40 | £220 | -2.22% | 60 |
| North West | +8 | 39 | £200 | -11.11% | 53 |
| Midlands | +11 | 38 | £155 | +3.33% | 67 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 31 | £169 | -11.18% | 38 |
| East of England | +24 | 29 | £185 | - | 57 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 21 | £160 | -3.03% | 36 |
| Scotland | -32 | 21 | £164 | +4.99% | 26 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 18 | £158 | -14.86% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 17 | £150 | - | 31 |
| Wales | -3 | 12 | £190 | +31.03% | 18 |
| North East | -7 | 4 | - | - | 13 |
IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 July 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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