Storage and Backup Specialist Contract Job Trends

Storage and Backup Specialist
UK

The median Storage and Backup Specialist daily rate in the UK is £415, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 682 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Storage and Backup Specialist 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.006% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £408 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £415 - -
75th Percentile £423 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £415 - -

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 50,176 30,117 35,319
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.07% 90.80% 93.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,458 18,999 21,350
10th Percentile £325 £275 £300
25th Percentile £425 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.94%
75th Percentile £638 £623 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £494
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.85% -1.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4,042 1,639 1,491
10th Percentile £14.32 £13.75 £14.85
25th Percentile £19.36 £17.30 £20.30
Median hourly rate £41.71 £25.15 £41.57
Median % change year-on-year +65.84% -39.49% -6.60%
75th Percentile £67.50 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £79.00 £68.00 £74.44
UK excluding London median hourly rate £41.71 £25.00 £42.96
% change year-on-year +66.84% -41.80% -3.47%

Storage and Backup Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Storage and Backup Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Storage and Backup Specialist job vacancy trend in the UK

Storage and Backup Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Storage and Backup Specialist job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Storage and Backup Specialist job vacancies in the UK

Storage and Backup Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Storage and Backup Specialist job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Storage and Backup Specialist job vacancies in the UK

Storage and Backup Specialist
Top 3 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Storage and Backup Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 9 October 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
Scotland - 3 £415 - 2
UK excluding London - 3 £415 - 3
Work from Home - 1 £415 - 2

Storage and Backup Specialist Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 October 2026, Storage and Backup Specialist 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 Storage and Backup Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Storage Management
2 1 (33.33%) ADO
2 1 (33.33%) Avamar
2 1 (33.33%) NetBackup
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared

Storage and Backup Specialist 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Enterprise Storage
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Storage Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Avamar
1 1 (33.33%) NetBackup