IT Support
UK
The median IT Support daily rate in the UK is £198 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 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 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 209 | 225 | 283 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | +58 | +52 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Support | 492 | 728 | 871 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.13% | 1.23% | 0.98% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.22% | 1.30% | 1.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 315 | 480 | 518 |
| 10th Percentile | £133 | £125 | £123 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £150 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £198 | £188 | £180 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.33% | +4.17% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £244 | £245 | £238 |
| 90th Percentile | £325 | £323 | £338 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £190 | £175 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.57% | - | +25.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 111 | 71 | 139 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.95 | £12.13 | £12.19 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.00 | £15.25 | £13.94 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.00 | £18.50 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.92% | +8.82% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.23 | £24.70 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.00 | £29.30 | £24.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £13.00 | £18.08 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.10% | +16.65% | +14.81% |
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 | 40,246 | 55,892 | 84,695 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.74% | 94.62% | 95.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,216 | 39,044 | 59,517 |
| 10th Percentile | £279 | £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 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,676 | 1,569 | 2,074 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.25 | £15.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £64.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.16 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.11% | +115.96% | +2.74% |
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 May 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 6 May 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 6 May 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 | +12 | 417 | £200 | - | 523 |
| UK excluding London | -7 | 345 | £190 | +8.57% | 447 |
| London | +58 | 138 | £211 | -3.98% | 90 |
| North of England | +28 | 99 | £190 | -5.00% | 104 |
| South East | -11 | 87 | £198 | -1.13% | 122 |
| Work from Home | +45 | 68 | £200 | - | 97 |
| North West | +24 | 51 | £188 | -21.88% | 49 |
| Scotland | +31 | 50 | £160 | -5.60% | 15 |
| South West | +1 | 37 | £201 | +20.15% | 60 |
| Yorkshire | +25 | 35 | £215 | +13.16% | 42 |
| Midlands | -3 | 33 | £150 | -15.49% | 111 |
| East of England | -6 | 23 | £194 | +1.97% | 55 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 19 | £150 | -45.36% | 65 |
| Wales | 0 | 16 | £145 | -17.14% | 13 |
| North East | +17 | 13 | £175 | -21.35% | 14 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 13 | £213 | +32.81% | 46 |
| Northern Ireland | -15 | 2 | £210 | - | 1 |
IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 May 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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