IT Technician
UK
The median IT Technician daily rate in the UK is £133, 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 | 429 | 423 | 516 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +93 | +155 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Technician | 91 | 160 | 203 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.31% | 0.37% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | 0.40% | 0.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 77 | 95 | 140 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £125 | £122 |
| 25th Percentile | £123 | £128 | £135 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £133 | £180 | £175 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.39% | +2.86% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £178 | £200 | £205 |
| 90th Percentile | £193 | £258 | £231 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £134 | £165 | £180 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.94% | -8.33% | +12.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 40 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.77 | £7.43 | £12.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.60 | £10.95 | £13.70 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.18 | £14.14 | £16.31 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.57% | -13.28% | -1.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.83 | £16.90 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £20.66 | £18.98 | £21.28 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.61 | £13.50 | £15.90 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.44% | -15.11% | -0.61% |
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 Technician
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Technician.
IT Technician
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Technician over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
IT Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Technician.
IT Technician
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Technician 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | -3 | 72 | £134 | -18.94% | 120 |
| England | -25 | 71 | £135 | -22.86% | 124 |
| South West | +54 | 17 | £133 | -7.02% | 17 |
| North of England | -14 | 17 | £180 | +20.00% | 20 |
| Midlands | +16 | 14 | £128 | -15.00% | 21 |
| South East | +11 | 13 | £133 | -33.75% | 42 |
| London | +29 | 9 | £150 | -27.27% | 23 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 8 | £130 | -38.82% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -3 | 8 | £185 | - | 6 |
| North West | +2 | 7 | £144 | +13.41% | 9 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 6 | £125 | -16.67% | 12 |
| Scotland | +14 | 5 | £155 | -36.63% | 11 |
| Wales | +5 | 5 | £128 | -40.00% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +31 | 3 | £188 | -6.25% | 20 |
| North East | -7 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| East of England | +22 | 1 | - | - | 12 |
IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, IT Technician 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 Technician in the job title.
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IT Technician 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: