IT Technician
UK
The median IT Technician daily rate in the UK is £178 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 430 | 520 | 648 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +90 | +128 | -30 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Technician | 158 | 203 | 184 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.36% | 0.34% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.39% | 0.36% | 0.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 94 | 138 | 114 |
| 10th Percentile | £125 | £123 | £113 |
| 25th Percentile | £128 | £135 | £131 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £178 | £175 | £160 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.43% | +9.38% | +16.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £200 | £202 | £177 |
| 90th Percentile | £253 | £229 | £233 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £165 | £175 | £160 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.71% | +9.38% | +18.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 40 | 18 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £7.43 | £12.19 | £10.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £10.95 | £13.71 | £12.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.14 | £15.90 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.08% | -6.46% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £16.90 | £19.69 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £18.98 | £21.26 | £22.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £13.50 | £15.50 | £16.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.90% | -6.06% | +22.22% |
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 | 40,482 | 56,783 | 84,604 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.58% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,407 | 39,621 | 59,331 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £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 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,607 | 2,111 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.45 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.68 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.71% | +95.65% | +1.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.60 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
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 25 April 2024.
IT Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Technician.
IT Technician
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Technician over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
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 25 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 | +109 | 151 | £170 | -2.86% | 154 |
| UK excluding London | +42 | 138 | £165 | -5.71% | 145 |
| North of England | +64 | 49 | £150 | -13.04% | 46 |
| South East | +7 | 48 | £200 | -2.44% | 27 |
| North West | +32 | 22 | £127 | -27.57% | 16 |
| Midlands | +29 | 20 | £150 | +9.09% | 27 |
| Yorkshire | +35 | 18 | £185 | +10.45% | 21 |
| London | +87 | 17 | £188 | +11.94% | 15 |
| Work from Home | +114 | 13 | £200 | +3.23% | 22 |
| East Midlands | +18 | 11 | £150 | +11.11% | 12 |
| North East | +26 | 9 | £150 | -5.36% | 9 |
| South West | +13 | 9 | £143 | -14.93% | 27 |
| East of England | +1 | 9 | £200 | +11.11% | 16 |
| West Midlands | +30 | 8 | £213 | -20.93% | 15 |
| Scotland | - | 4 | £245 | - | 6 |
| Wales | -5 | 1 | £213 | +28.79% | 2 |
IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, 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:
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