Technical Support Assistant Contracts

Technical Support Assistant
UK

As of 6 May 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Technical Support Assistant daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 573 - 863
Rank change year-on-year - - -167
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Support Assistant 5 0 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.012% - 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% - 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £161
25th Percentile - - £172
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £190
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.21%
75th Percentile - - £296
90th Percentile - - £359
UK excluding London median daily rate - - £190
% change year-on-year - - -8.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £12.10 - -
25th Percentile £12.50 - -
Median hourly rate £13.00 - -
75th Percentile £13.50 - -
90th Percentile £22.80 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £13.00 - -

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 40,246 55,892 84,695
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.74% 94.62% 95.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,216 39,044 59,517
10th Percentile £279 £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 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,676 1,569 2,074
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.25 £15.72
Median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -18.89% +88.21% +6.27%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £76.00 £64.60
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.16 £19.52
% change year-on-year -5.11% +115.96% +2.74%

Technical Support Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Technical Support Assistant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Support Assistant in the UK

Technical Support Assistant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Support Assistant.

Daily rate trend for Technical Support Assistant in the UK

Technical Support Assistant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Support Assistant.

Hourly rate trend for Technical Support Assistant in the UK

Technical Support Assistant
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Technical Support Assistant over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Technical Support Assistant in the UK

Technical Support Assistant
Top 7 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Support Assistant within the UK over the 6 months to 6 May 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
England - 5 - - 4
UK excluding London - 5 - - 4
South West - 3 - -
North of England - 1 - - 3
East Midlands - 1 - - 1
Midlands - 1 - - 1
North West - 1 - - 2

Technical Support Assistant Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, Technical Support Assistant 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 Support Assistant in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
1 3 (60.00%) LAN
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (60.00%) Wireless
1 3 (60.00%) Retail
1 3 (60.00%) Blog
1 3 (60.00%) Mac OS
1 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (60.00%) Organisational Skills
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
1 3 (60.00%) Customer Service

Technical Support Assistant 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) LAN
1 3 (60.00%) Wireless
General
1 3 (60.00%) Organisational Skills
1 3 (60.00%) Retail
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Mac OS
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft