IT Support
UK
The median IT Support daily rate in the UK is £215, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 June 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 6 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 220 | 208 | 229 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | +21 | +70 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Support | 362 | 487 | 648 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.24% | 1.13% | 1.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.35% | 1.22% | 1.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 173 | 313 | 443 |
| 10th Percentile | £140 | £126 | £130 |
| 25th Percentile | £170 | £151 | £155 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £215 | £190 | £190 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.16% | - | +2.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £288 | £238 | £249 |
| 90th Percentile | £418 | £325 | £330 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £185 | £180 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.11% | +2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 66 | 101 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £10.95 | £12.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.02 | £12.00 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.51 | £14.36 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.86% | -24.42% | +15.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.73 | £22.25 | £25.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £35.62 | £25.00 | £29.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.31 | £13.00 | £18.08 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.81% | -28.10% | +13.00% |
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 | 26,870 | 40,000 | 52,446 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.37% | 92.87% | 94.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,302 | 25,801 | 36,620 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £403 | £407 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,098 | 2,862 | 1,460 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.33% | -16.67% | +83.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.75 | £61.60 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.75 | £76.03 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
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 6 June 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 6 June 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 6 June 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 | +9 | 316 | £220 | +10.00% | 762 |
| UK excluding London | +5 | 264 | £200 | +8.11% | 683 |
| London | +8 | 95 | £238 | +18.96% | 167 |
| North of England | -9 | 69 | £190 | - | 163 |
| Work from Home | +29 | 59 | £238 | +20.25% | 141 |
| South East | +7 | 51 | £263 | +32.91% | 178 |
| North West | +4 | 39 | £200 | +3.23% | 72 |
| South West | +46 | 38 | £218 | +7.41% | 111 |
| Midlands | +14 | 37 | £150 | - | 128 |
| East of England | +29 | 29 | £180 | -4.00% | 60 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 26 | £190 | -5.00% | 67 |
| Scotland | -21 | 21 | £168 | +7.39% | 43 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 20 | £150 | -17.81% | 66 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 17 | £181 | +20.83% | 58 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 12 | £150 | -18.92% | 10 |
| Wales | -3 | 12 | £190 | +31.03% | 22 |
| North East | -7 | 4 | - | - | 27 |
IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 June 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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