IT Support
UK
The median IT Support daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 206 | 222 | 280 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | +58 | +56 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Support | 506 | 731 | 884 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.17% | 1.22% | 1.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.26% | 1.29% | 1.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 325 | 482 | 522 |
| 10th Percentile | £129 | £125 | £120 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £150 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £190 | £180 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +5.56% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £244 | £250 | £238 |
| 90th Percentile | £325 | £338 | £338 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £190 | £180 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.56% | +2.86% | +25.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 114 | 69 | 146 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.95 | £12.42 | £12.12 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.00 | £15.44 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.42 | £19.00 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.84% | +11.76% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.17 | £25.00 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.00 | £29.44 | £24.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £13.30 | £18.50 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.11% | +19.35% | +13.55% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
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 27 April 2024.
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 27 April 2024.
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 27 April 2024. 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 | +38 | 430 | £200 | - | 483 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 358 | £190 | +5.56% | 419 |
| London | +39 | 138 | £210 | -5.62% | 78 |
| North of England | +34 | 100 | £190 | -5.00% | 103 |
| South East | -6 | 94 | £198 | -1.25% | 98 |
| Work from Home | +44 | 71 | £200 | - | 88 |
| North West | +13 | 53 | £181 | -24.48% | 48 |
| Scotland | +25 | 49 | £165 | -2.94% | 15 |
| South West | +4 | 41 | £203 | +20.90% | 61 |
| Midlands | -8 | 35 | £150 | -15.49% | 88 |
| Yorkshire | +25 | 34 | £200 | - | 44 |
| East of England | 0 | 22 | £200 | +6.67% | 59 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 19 | £150 | -45.36% | 43 |
| Wales | +2 | 17 | £145 | -14.71% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 15 | £206 | +28.91% | 45 |
| North East | +20 | 13 | £175 | -21.35% | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | -16 | 2 | £210 | - | 1 |
IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, 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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