Technical Specialist
UK
The median Technical Specialist daily rate in the UK is £290 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 539 | 627 | 730 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +88 | +103 | -120 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Specialist | 47 | 95 | 101 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.16% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.17% | 0.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 36 | 66 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £148 | £364 | £356 |
| 25th Percentile | £158 | £475 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £290 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.76% | +5.00% | +2.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £580 |
| 90th Percentile | £678 | £675 | £683 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £225 | £515 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -56.33% | +14.50% | -7.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £41.81 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £41.81 | - |
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 | 40,482 | 56,783 | 84,604 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.58% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,407 | 39,621 | 59,331 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £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 | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,607 | 2,111 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.45 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.68 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.71% | +95.65% | +1.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.60 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Technical Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Specialist.
Technical Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Specialist over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
Technical Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Specialist.
Technical Specialist
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 25 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 | +91 | 39 | £325 | -39.25% | 52 |
| UK excluding London | +64 | 35 | £225 | -56.33% | 39 |
| Work from Home | +111 | 22 | £250 | -52.38% | 15 |
| South East | +19 | 13 | £150 | -73.91% | 16 |
| London | +71 | 8 | £513 | -1.44% | 10 |
| South West | - | 7 | £165 | - | 5 |
| North of England | - | 6 | £350 | - | 8 |
| Scotland | +8 | 4 | £238 | -53.79% | 1 |
| North West | - | 4 | £350 | - | 4 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 3 | £663 | +74.34% | 4 |
| Midlands | +21 | 3 | £663 | +74.34% | 5 |
| East of England | +8 | 2 | £325 | -35.00% | 6 |
| North East | - | 1 | £575 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Technical Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Technical Specialist 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 Technical Specialist in the job title.
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Technical Specialist 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:
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