IT Support Contracts in Berkshire

IT Support
South East > Berkshire

The median IT Support daily rate in Berkshire is £168, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 111 108 105
Rank change year-on-year -3 -3 -4
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 8 7 28
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.41% 0.39% 1.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 0.42% 1.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 5 9
10th Percentile £161 £127 £120
25th Percentile £162 £150 £135
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £168 £170 £150
Median % change year-on-year -1.47% +13.33% -36.84%
75th Percentile £171 - £165
90th Percentile - £211 £201
South East median daily rate £198 £200 £175
% change year-on-year -1.25% +14.29% +4.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £10.40
25th Percentile - - £11.38
Median hourly rate - - £13.75
75th Percentile - - £16.63
90th Percentile - - £17.90
South East median hourly rate £12.50 £18.08 £17.50
% change year-on-year -30.86% +3.31% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,824 1,685 2,242
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.39% 94.88% 95.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 942 1,049 1,431
10th Percentile £257 £325 £220
25th Percentile £400 £413 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £608 £625 £588
90th Percentile £688 £706 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 130 58 38
10th Percentile £20.05 £17.38 £13.00
25th Percentile £42.13 £24.63 £17.00
Median hourly rate £60.80 £61.71 £19.75
Median % change year-on-year -1.48% +212.47% -8.14%
75th Percentile £75.24 £74.95 £34.29
90th Percentile £87.53 £79.51 £71.89
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £50.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year - +138.10% -13.93%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Support in Berkshire

IT Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Daily rate trend for IT Support in Berkshire

IT Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Hourly rate trend for IT Support in Berkshire

IT Support
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

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 Berkshire region over the 6 months to 11 June 2024. 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
Bracknell - 5 - -
Reading -12 3 £168 +46.93% 5
IT Support
South East

IT Support Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 11 June 2024, 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 Berkshire region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 5 (62.50%) SLA
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft
1 5 (62.50%) Service Delivery
1 5 (62.50%) Security Cleared
1 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (37.50%) Customer Service
3 2 (25.00%) Windows
3 2 (25.00%) Tech Ops
3 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (25.00%) Apple iOS
4 1 (12.50%) ITIL

IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 (25.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Apple iOS
1 2 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (62.50%) Service Delivery
2 3 (37.50%) Customer Service
3 2 (25.00%) Tech Ops
4 1 (12.50%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 5 (62.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (62.50%) SLA
Vendors
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft