Technical Specialist
UK
The median Technical Specialist daily rate in the UK is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 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 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 485 | 545 | 605 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +60 | +60 | +159 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Specialist | 28 | 41 | 93 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.096% | 0.095% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 30 | 66 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £148 | £364 |
| 25th Percentile | £140 | £158 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £225 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +100.00% | -57.14% | +2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £661 | £578 | £569 |
| 90th Percentile | £799 | £705 | £736 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £325 | £225 | £522 |
| % change year-on-year | +44.44% | -56.86% | +15.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.19 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £36.00 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £47.33 | - | £41.81 |
| 75th Percentile | £58.67 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £65.47 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | £41.81 |
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 | 26,853 | 39,898 | 55,060 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.43% | 92.77% | 94.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,486 | 25,961 | 38,445 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 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 | 1,043 | 2,673 | 1,534 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.20 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.18 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.85% | -16.67% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.90 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.13 | £40.00 | £42.08 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.19% | -4.94% | +110.39% |
Technical Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Specialist.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Specialist over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Specialist.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Technical Specialist over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.
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Top 10 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 13 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 | +57 | 23 | £388 | +72.22% | 134 |
| UK excluding London | +26 | 15 | £325 | +44.44% | 114 |
| South East | +43 | 9 | £233 | +55.00% | 31 |
| London | +40 | 9 | £500 | -28.57% | 36 |
| Work from Home | +34 | 5 | £438 | +94.44% | 17 |
| East of England | +24 | 2 | £140 | - | 18 |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £425 | - | |
| South West | +39 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| Midlands | +17 | 1 | £501 | -24.38% | 20 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 1 | £501 | -24.38% | 10 |
Technical Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, 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: