IT Support Contracts in West Sussex

IT Support
South East > West Sussex

The median IT Support daily rate in West Sussex is £207, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 27 23
Rank change year-on-year +5 -4 +3
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 5 12 19
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Sussex 3.42% 4.60% 6.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.82% 4.78% 7.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 7 15
10th Percentile £193 £163 £150
25th Percentile £198 - £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £207 £200 £200
Median % change year-on-year +3.50% - +25.00%
75th Percentile £223 - £247
90th Percentile £239 - £301
South East median daily rate £300 £198 £200
% change year-on-year +51.90% -1.25% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £20.75 £10.75
Median hourly rate - £21.50 £11.50
Median % change year-on-year - +86.96% -34.29%
75th Percentile - £22.25 £12.25
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £24.66 £15.00 £18.50
% change year-on-year +64.40% -18.92% +19.35%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title 131 251 266
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.73% 96.17% 92.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 188 210
10th Percentile £244 £258 £181
25th Percentile £350 £400 £264
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £450 £469
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -4.00% -1.32%
75th Percentile £537 £515 £588
90th Percentile £629 £588 £680
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 12 7
10th Percentile £15.39 £13.69 £17.60
25th Percentile £16.95 £18.20 -
Median hourly rate £18.82 £21.50 £22.16
Median % change year-on-year -12.47% -2.98% +24.85%
75th Percentile £36.25 £22.75 £22.64
90th Percentile £81.15 £28.53 £24.55
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Support in West Sussex

IT Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Support in West Sussex.

Daily rate trend for IT Support in West Sussex

IT Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Support in West Sussex.

Hourly rate trend for IT Support in West Sussex

IT Support
Contract Job Locations in West Sussex

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 West Sussex region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Crawley 0 2 £202 +1.00% 5
Horsham - 2 £250 - 6
Worthing +11 1 £200 - 4
IT Support
South East

IT Support Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Sussex

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, IT 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 across the West Sussex region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Windows
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (40.00%) Malwarebytes
2 2 (40.00%) Windows 10
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) MCSA
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (40.00%) Dell
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (40.00%) A+ Certification
2 2 (40.00%) Ivanti
3 1 (20.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (20.00%) Apple iOS
3 1 (20.00%) Mac OS
3 1 (20.00%) Apple
3 1 (20.00%) SLA
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
3 1 (20.00%) WhatsApp
3 1 (20.00%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (20.00%) Analytics
3 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL

IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Sussex 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 4 (80.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (20.00%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) Remote Desktop
General
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
2 2 (40.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (20.00%) Apple iOS
3 1 (20.00%) Mac OS
3 1 (20.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (20.00%) Analytics
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) A+ Certification
1 2 (40.00%) MCSA
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (40.00%) Malwarebytes
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Dell
1 2 (40.00%) Ivanti
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) Apple
2 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow