IT Support Contract Job Trends in Warrington

IT Support
Cheshire > Warrington

The median IT Support daily rate in Warrington is £175, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025.

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

6 months to
23 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 - 22
Rank change year-on-year - - +3
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 13 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Warrington 14.61% - 1.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 18.84% - 1.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £163 - £153
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 - £155
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.43%
75th Percentile £188 - £158
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £168 £275 £155
% change year-on-year -39.09% +77.42% -27.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.82 - -
Median hourly rate £14.41 - -
75th Percentile £16.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £16.00 £16.19 -
% change year-on-year -1.17% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Warrington

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Warrington. 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 Warrington with a recognized job title 69 42 78
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 77.53% 97.67% 78.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 25 48
10th Percentile £123 £201 £161
25th Percentile £203 £325 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £346 £400 £463
Median % change year-on-year -13.59% -13.51% +8.82%
75th Percentile £450 £500 £528
90th Percentile £519 £530 £558
Cheshire median daily rate £447 £470 £495
% change year-on-year -4.89% -5.05% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 1 3
10th Percentile - - £37.26
25th Percentile £12.82 £16.25 £42.04
Median hourly rate £16.00 £17.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% -65.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £21.81 £18.75 £62.50
90th Percentile £54.62 - £70.00
Cheshire median hourly rate £25.15 £22.09 £30.54
% change year-on-year +13.85% -27.67% +40.22%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Warrington

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

IT Support job vacancy trend in Warrington

IT Support
Daily Rate Trend in Warrington

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Warrington.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Warrington

IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Warrington

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Warrington.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Warrington

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warrington

For the 6 months to 23 October 2025, 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 across the Warrington region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 12 (92.31%) Microsoft
1 12 (92.31%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (84.62%) Customer Service
2 11 (84.62%) ServiceNow
3 6 (46.15%) Active Directory
3 6 (46.15%) Proactive Management
3 6 (46.15%) Problem Management
3 6 (46.15%) Ticket Management
3 6 (46.15%) Unified Communications
3 6 (46.15%) Windows
4 5 (38.46%) assyst
4 5 (38.46%) Azure
4 5 (38.46%) Business Intelligence
4 5 (38.46%) Cybersecurity
4 5 (38.46%) Degree
4 5 (38.46%) DNS
4 5 (38.46%) Internet
4 5 (38.46%) ITIL
4 5 (38.46%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (38.46%) Power Platform
4 5 (38.46%) SaaS
4 5 (38.46%) SCCM
4 5 (38.46%) Security Cleared
4 5 (38.46%) Service Management
4 5 (38.46%) User Experience
4 5 (38.46%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (7.69%) MCP
5 1 (7.69%) Migration
5 1 (7.69%) Mobile Device Management
5 1 (7.69%) SLA

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warrington 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:

Business Applications
1 5 (38.46%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 12 (92.31%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (38.46%) Azure
2 5 (38.46%) Power Platform
2 5 (38.46%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (46.15%) Unified Communications
2 5 (38.46%) DNS
2 5 (38.46%) Internet
2 5 (38.46%) Wi-Fi
General
1 12 (92.31%) Social Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (46.15%) Enterprise Software
1 6 (46.15%) Video Conferencing
2 5 (38.46%) Low-Code
3 1 (7.69%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 6 (46.15%) Windows
2 1 (7.69%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (84.62%) Customer Service
2 6 (46.15%) Proactive Management
2 6 (46.15%) Problem Management
2 6 (46.15%) Ticket Management
3 5 (38.46%) Business Intelligence
3 5 (38.46%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (38.46%) ITIL
3 5 (38.46%) Service Management
3 5 (38.46%) User Experience
4 1 (7.69%) Migration
4 1 (7.69%) Mobile Device Management
Qualifications
1 5 (38.46%) Degree
1 5 (38.46%) Security Cleared
2 1 (7.69%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (46.15%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (38.46%) Microsoft Intune
1 5 (38.46%) SCCM
Vendors
1 12 (92.31%) Microsoft
2 11 (84.62%) ServiceNow