Support Technician
UK
The median Support Technician daily rate in the UK is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 483 | 487 | 533 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +46 | +173 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Technician | 40 | 92 | 170 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.22% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.23% | 0.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 50 | 110 |
| 10th Percentile | £139 | £125 | £131 |
| 25th Percentile | £168 | £142 | £158 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £200 | £198 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.27% | +12.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £235 | £225 | £222 |
| 90th Percentile | £379 | £263 | £250 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £180 | £200 | £188 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +6.52% | +10.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 22 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £7.43 | £15.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.75 | £8.31 | £15.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.39 | £11.50 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.09% | -39.47% | -2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.20 | £15.91 | £20.98 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.15 | £16.00 | £24.61 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £11.50 | £19.03 |
| % change year-on-year | +118.70% | -39.57% | +8.74% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 27,190 | 39,537 | 53,805 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.35% | 92.80% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,686 | 25,718 | 37,580 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.82% | +2.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,050 | 2,672 | 1,503 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.82 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £16.29 | £19.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.08 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.08% | -18.89% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.44 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.90 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.13 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.19% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Support Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Support Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Technician.
Support Technician
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Technician over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.
Support Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Technician.
Support Technician
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Support Technician over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.
Support Technician
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 18 May 2025. 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 | -5 | 30 | £190 | -5.00% | 112 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 28 | £180 | -10.00% | 110 |
| North of England | +13 | 13 | £178 | +18.33% | 33 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 9 | £200 | +33.33% | 16 |
| South East | +12 | 6 | £190 | -5.00% | 32 |
| London | +35 | 5 | £225 | +36.36% | 27 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 4 | £175 | +9.38% | 8 |
| Midlands | +12 | 4 | £175 | -12.50% | 17 |
| Scotland | +7 | 3 | £450 | - | 7 |
| North West | +5 | 3 | £125 | -17.36% | 15 |
| South West | +36 | 2 | - | - | 13 |
| Work from Home | +31 | 2 | £500 | +150.00% | 29 |
| North East | -10 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Support Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, Support 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 Support Technician in the job title.
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Support 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: