Systems Support
UK
The median Systems Support daily rate in the UK is £425 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 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 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 548 | 670 | 794 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +122 | +124 | -149 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Systems Support | 34 | 42 | 61 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.078% | 0.070% | 0.068% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.084% | 0.074% | 0.072% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 26 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £240 | £235 |
| 25th Percentile | £348 | £249 | £342 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £425 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +21.43% | +7.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £478 | £502 | £456 |
| 90th Percentile | £521 | £638 | £557 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £355 | £425 | £378 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.47% | +12.58% | +23.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.88 | £17.88 | £15.59 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £20.32 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.85 | £21.67 | £16.82 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.86% | +28.83% | -15.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £16.71 | - | £18.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £31.70 | - | £29.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.85 | £21.67 | £16.82 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.86% | +28.83% | -20.85% |
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 | 40,476 | 56,906 | 85,219 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.58% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,420 | 39,710 | 59,771 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £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 | £493 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,641 | 1,614 | 2,118 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.36 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.50 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.11% | +95.65% | +1.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.92 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Systems Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Systems Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Systems Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Systems Support.
Systems Support
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Systems Support over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Systems Support.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Systems Support over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
Systems Support
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Support within the UK over the 6 months to 24 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 | +115 | 31 | £425 | - | 34 |
| UK excluding London | +53 | 18 | £355 | -16.47% | 24 |
| London | +96 | 13 | £425 | -2.86% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +124 | 12 | £401 | -9.63% | 12 |
| South East | +13 | 8 | £183 | -35.96% | 5 |
| Midlands | +40 | 6 | £355 | +18.33% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +37 | 6 | £355 | - | 4 |
| East of England | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| North of England | +36 | 1 | £450 | +12.50% | 7 |
| North West | +18 | 1 | £450 | - | 6 |
| South West | +15 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Systems Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Systems Support 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 Systems Support in the job title.
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Systems Support 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: