Hybrid/Remote IT Support Technician Contract Job Trends

IT Support Technician
UK > Work from Home

The median IT Support Technician daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £164, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 September 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
23 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 305 331 415
Rank change year-on-year +26 +84 +175
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support Technician 5 4 6
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.052% 0.032% 0.030%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.034% 0.031%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 3
10th Percentile £147 £129 -
25th Percentile £153 £137 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £164 £150 £200
Median % change year-on-year +9.33% -25.00% +6.67%
75th Percentile £174 £168 -
90th Percentile £179 £178 -
UK median daily rate £165 £141 £200
% change year-on-year +16.81% -29.38% +17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £26.25
Median hourly rate - £13.21 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year - -51.96% +57.14%
75th Percentile - - £28.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £16.88 £13.21 £16.70
% change year-on-year +27.74% -20.90% +9.51%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid 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 9,093 11,612 19,151
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.75% 93.49% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,996 7,424 13,542
10th Percentile £325 £325 £338
25th Percentile £413 £420 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £745
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 288 282 431
10th Percentile £13.25 £20.75 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.50 £34.20 £25.71
Median hourly rate £39.10 £45.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.11% -10.00% +3.63%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.38 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £75.00 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% -3.37% +71.15%

IT Support Technician
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured IT Support Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

IT Support Technician trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

IT Support Technician
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote IT Support Technician job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote IT Support Technician job vacancies

IT Support Technician
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote IT Support Technician job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote IT Support Technician job vacancies

IT Support Technician Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 23 September 2025, IT Support Technician 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 jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring IT Support Technician in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (40.00%) ITIL
2 2 (40.00%) SLA
2 2 (40.00%) NHS
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (20.00%) Trend Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Service Management
3 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Law
3 1 (20.00%) Incident Management
3 1 (20.00%) Problem Management
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Experience

IT Support Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

General
1 2 (40.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Law
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (40.00%) ITIL
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Experience
3 1 (20.00%) Incident Management
3 1 (20.00%) Problem Management
3 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Service Management
3 1 (20.00%) Trend Analysis
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) SLA