IT Support Contract Job Trends in Warwickshire

IT Support
West Midlands > Warwickshire

The median IT Support daily rate in Warwickshire is £275, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 44 40
Rank change year-on-year -7 -4 +6
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 8 10 4
As % of all contract jobs in Warwickshire 1.51% 2.20% 1.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.73% 2.40% 1.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 3 2
10th Percentile £223 £231 £189
25th Percentile £238 £248 £196
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £300 £213
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +41.18% -5.56%
75th Percentile £306 £338 £231
90th Percentile £417 £345 £238
West Midlands median daily rate £175 £165 £185
% change year-on-year +6.06% -10.81% +2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £35.00 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £16.50 £35.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year -52.86% +34.62% +36.84%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Warwickshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Warwickshire. 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 Warwickshire with a recognized job title 463 416 317
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.36% 91.63% 94.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 277 236 231
10th Percentile £305 £406 £220
25th Percentile £400 £484 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £553 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.97% +5.33% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £626 £675
90th Percentile £725 £674 £750
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 18 10
10th Percentile £27.98 £12.69 £15.25
25th Percentile £33.91 £13.95 £17.44
Median hourly rate £50.00 £23.82 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +109.91% +25.37% +10.14%
75th Percentile - £30.17 £27.50
90th Percentile - £35.00 £34.50
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £23.05 £22.20
% change year-on-year +9.11% +3.85% +25.25%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Warwickshire

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 Warwickshire.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Warwickshire

IT Support
Daily Rate Trend in Warwickshire

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

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

IT Support
Daily Rate Histogram in Warwickshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Support in Warwickshire over the 6 months to 5 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Support in Warwickshire

IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Warwickshire

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

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

IT Support
Contract Job Locations in Warwickshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the Warwickshire region over the 6 months to 5 November 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
Stratford-upon-Avon - 2 £263 - 1
Leamington Spa - 2 £250 - 1
Warwick -5 1 £537 +88.42% 1
IT Support
West Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 5 November 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 Warwickshire region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 4 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (37.50%) Windows
3 2 (25.00%) Cisco
3 2 (25.00%) DHCP
3 2 (25.00%) DNS
3 2 (25.00%) Firewall
3 2 (25.00%) Meraki
3 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (25.00%) SharePoint
3 2 (25.00%) Windows Server
4 1 (12.50%) Change Management
4 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
4 1 (12.50%) Hardware Maintenance
4 1 (12.50%) HCL Notes
4 1 (12.50%) Linux
4 1 (12.50%) Lotus
4 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (12.50%) Proactive Monitoring
4 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (12.50%) Runbook
4 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
4 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
4 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow
4 1 (12.50%) Terminal Services
4 1 (12.50%) VMware

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

Application Platforms
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (25.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (12.50%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (25.00%) DHCP
1 2 (25.00%) DNS
1 2 (25.00%) Firewall
2 1 (12.50%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (25.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Finance
2 1 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (12.50%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) CCTV
1 1 (12.50%) Data Centre
1 1 (12.50%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (37.50%) Windows
2 2 (25.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (12.50%) Linux
3 1 (12.50%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (12.50%) Change Management
1 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
1 1 (12.50%) Hardware Maintenance
1 1 (12.50%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (12.50%) Runbook
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (12.50%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (25.00%) Cisco
2 2 (25.00%) Meraki
3 1 (12.50%) Lotus
3 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow
3 1 (12.50%) VMware