Senior Technician
UK
The median Senior Technician daily rate in the UK is £250 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 567 | 688 | 836 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +121 | +148 | -149 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Technician | 24 | 17 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.056% | 0.029% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.060% | 0.031% | 0.013% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £179 | £126 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £185 | £143 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £250 | £350 | £233 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.57% | +50.54% | +5.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £288 | £355 | £300 |
| 90th Percentile | £385 | £363 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £250 | £350 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.57% | +16.67% | +36.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.13 | £24.61 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £27.18 | £20.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.87 | £31.45 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.92% | +46.28% | -14.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.83 | £35.73 | £24.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £35.30 | £38.29 | £26.43 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.87 | £40.00 | £21.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.83% | +86.05% | -14.00% |
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 | 39,936 | 54,901 | 83,261 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.65% | 95.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,997 | 38,348 | 58,485 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £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 | 2,673 | 1,536 | 2,031 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.65 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.56% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.13 | £64.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.43 | £19.67 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.73% | +115.78% | +3.50% |
Senior Technician
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Technician.
Senior Technician
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Technician over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
Senior Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Technician.
Senior Technician
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Senior Technician over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
Senior Technician
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 | +122 | 24 | £250 | -28.57% | 42 |
| UK excluding London | +60 | 23 | £250 | -28.57% | 44 |
| North of England | +37 | 10 | £250 | +25.00% | 10 |
| South East | +23 | 9 | - | - | 4 |
| North West | +18 | 4 | £250 | - | 4 |
| Yorkshire | - | 4 | - | - | 6 |
| Midlands | +36 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| West Midlands | +23 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| North East | +14 | 2 | - | - | |
| South West | - | 2 | £450 | - | 10 |
| Work from Home | +125 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| London | +86 | 1 | £275 | - | 5 |
Senior Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Senior 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 Senior Technician in the job title.
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Senior 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: