Hybrid/Remote ICT Support Contract Job Trends

ICT Support
UK > Work from Home

The median ICT Support daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £215, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 June 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 347 - 340
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an ICT Support 2 0 3
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.015% - 0.020%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% - 0.022%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £208 - £165
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £215 - £170
75th Percentile £223 - £175
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £165 - £201
% change year-on-year - - +5.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £16.63
UK median hourly rate - £27.39 £14.79
% change year-on-year - +85.16% -0.27%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 12,113 9,138 13,830
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.31% 93.90% 93.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,727 6,177 9,309
10th Percentile £350 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.46% -2.38% -2.33%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £631
90th Percentile £725 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £517 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +3.30% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 641 245 569
10th Percentile £17.23 £14.00 £14.27
25th Percentile £31.25 £16.50 £22.50
Median hourly rate £57.50 £34.48 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +66.76% -19.81% -14.00%
75th Percentile £71.91 £65.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.61 £27.36 £37.50
% change year-on-year +59.36% -27.03% -14.77%

ICT Support
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'ICT Support' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

ICT Support job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

ICT Support
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid ICT Support job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid ICT Support job vacancies

ICT Support
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid ICT Support job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid ICT Support job vacancies

ICT Support Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 22 June 2026, ICT 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring ICT Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) DHCP
2 1 (50.00%) DNS
2 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (50.00%) Firewall
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (50.00%) TCP/IP

ICT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) DHCP
1 1 (50.00%) DNS
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (50.00%) Local Government
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft