Trainee IT Support Contract Job Trends

Trainee IT Support
UK

The median Trainee IT Support daily rate in the UK is £125, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 633 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Trainee IT Support 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.010% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £125 - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £125 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 44,326 26,919 39,482
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.29% 92.40% 92.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,149 17,544 25,684
10th Percentile £320 £295 £280
25th Percentile £413 £406 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.49% -2.38% -2.78%
75th Percentile £615 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £498 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +4.74% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,891 1,039 2,653
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.00 £12.83
25th Percentile £20.31 £18.20 £16.30
Median hourly rate £42.69 £28.18 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +51.47% -22.79% -18.89%
75th Percentile £66.38 £61.38 £61.30
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.00 £73.70
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £27.35 £40.00
% change year-on-year +64.53% -31.63% -5.88%

Trainee IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Trainee IT Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Trainee IT Support job vacancy trend in the UK

Trainee IT Support
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Trainee IT Support job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Trainee IT Support job vacancies in the UK

Trainee IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Trainee IT Support job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Trainee IT Support job vacancies in the UK

Trainee IT Support
Top 5 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Trainee IT Support within the UK over the 6 months to 16 May 2026. 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
Work from Home - 2 £125 - 1
UK excluding London - 2 £125 - 69
North of England - 2 £125 - 15
Yorkshire - 2 £125 - 7
England - 2 £125 - 60

Trainee IT Support Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 16 May 2026, Trainee IT Support contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Trainee IT Support in the job title.

1 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (40.00%) Windows

Trainee IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (40.00%) Degree