Junior IT Technician Contract Job Trends

Junior IT Technician
UK

The median Junior IT Technician daily rate in the UK is £130, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 April 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 616 - 583
Rank change year-on-year - - +121
Contract jobs requiring a Junior IT Technician 1 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.002% - 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - 0.012%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - £113
25th Percentile £125 - £117
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £130 - £125
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.41%
75th Percentile £135 - £128
90th Percentile - - £132
UK excluding London median daily rate £130 - £130
% change year-on-year - - -3.70%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 42,785 27,291 40,291
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.29% 92.62% 92.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,469 17,875 26,294
10th Percentile £313 £300 £275
25th Percentile £413 £406 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% -1.90% -2.78%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £748
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £475 £493
% change year-on-year +2.63% -3.65% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,747 1,005 2,616
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.41 £12.86
25th Percentile £20.35 £18.87 £16.25
Median hourly rate £42.25 £30.20 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +39.90% -13.71% -22.22%
75th Percentile £65.74 £63.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £78.10 £75.40 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.85 £29.23 £36.50
% change year-on-year +50.00% -19.92% -15.12%

Junior IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Junior IT Technician' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Junior IT Technician job vacancy trend in the UK

Junior IT Technician
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Junior IT Technician job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Junior IT Technician job vacancies in the UK

Junior IT Technician
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Junior IT Technician job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Junior IT Technician job vacancies in the UK

Junior IT Technician
Top 4 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Junior IT Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 22 April 2026. 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
North West - 1 £130 -
England - 1 £130 - 5
UK excluding London - 1 £130 - 7
North of England - 1 £130 - 2

Junior IT Technician Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 22 April 2026, Junior IT Technician contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Junior IT Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

Junior IT Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft