Technical Support
UK
The median Technical Support daily rate in the UK is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 June 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 26 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 435 | 416 | 598 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | +182 | +69 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Support | 92 | 177 | 99 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.30% | 0.41% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.33% | 0.44% | 0.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 46 | 83 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £140 | £143 | £131 |
| 25th Percentile | £183 | £158 | £173 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £250 | £205 | £220 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.95% | -6.82% | -24.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £325 | £332 | £375 |
| 90th Percentile | £463 | £365 | £585 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £220 | £176 | £178 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.36% | -1.13% | -29.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 28 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.33 | £11.83 | £18.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.09 | £12.50 | £21.11 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £15.67 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.21% | -39.75% | +45.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £28.69 | £22.44 | £30.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £31.16 | £25.33 | £35.40 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £13.00 | £21.11 |
| % change year-on-year | +115.38% | -38.42% | +26.94% |
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 | 27,923 | 40,378 | 52,429 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.15% | 92.91% | 94.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,892 | 25,940 | 36,485 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,224 | 2,887 | 1,504 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.76 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.58 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.39 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.64% | -12.79% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.31 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.60 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
Technical Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Support.
Technical Support
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Support over the 6 months to 26 June 2025.
Technical Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Support.
Technical Support
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Technical Support over the 6 months to 26 June 2025.
Technical Support
Top 16 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 within the UK over the 6 months to 26 June 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 | -30 | 78 | £250 | +20.48% | 294 |
| UK excluding London | -25 | 59 | £220 | +25.36% | 218 |
| London | +48 | 29 | £260 | +8.33% | 88 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 27 | £275 | +69.75% | 66 |
| South East | +14 | 13 | £155 | -24.39% | 58 |
| South West | +22 | 12 | £263 | +59.09% | 24 |
| North of England | +21 | 12 | £200 | -19.19% | 56 |
| East of England | +17 | 11 | £140 | -57.58% | 26 |
| North West | +15 | 6 | £223 | -3.26% | 27 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 6 | £145 | -45.28% | 23 |
| Wales | - | 6 | £200 | - | 9 |
| Midlands | -14 | 5 | £275 | +22.22% | 43 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 3 | - | - | 15 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 2 | £275 | +22.22% | 28 |
| Scotland | +7 | 1 | £275 | +57.14% | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Technical Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 June 2025, Technical 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 Technical Support in the job title.
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Technical 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:
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