Junior IT Support Contract Job Trends in England

Junior IT Support
UK > England

The median Junior IT Support daily rate in England is £165, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 September 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 621 504 528
Rank change year-on-year -117 +24 +59
Contract jobs requiring a Junior IT Support 16 13 7
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.035% 0.047% 0.021%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.038% 0.051% 0.023%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 6 7
10th Percentile £130 £126 £124
25th Percentile £141 £130 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £165 £145 £125
Median % change year-on-year +13.79% +16.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £180 £150 £139
90th Percentile - - £154
UK median daily rate £165 £145 £125
% change year-on-year +13.79% +16.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 0
10th Percentile - £20.83 -
25th Percentile - £21.12 -
Median hourly rate £12.71 £21.92 -
Median % change year-on-year -42.02% - -
75th Percentile - £22.40 -
90th Percentile £13.23 £22.50 -
UK median hourly rate £12.71 £21.92 -
% change year-on-year -42.02% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 42,532 25,317 30,338
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.19% 91.27% 93.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,192 16,337 18,640
10th Percentile £325 £275 £300
25th Percentile £425 £401 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.46%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £730 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,576 1,391 1,390
10th Percentile £14.82 £13.75 £15.00
25th Percentile £20.53 £17.31 £21.25
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% -1.13%
75th Percentile £67.84 £53.13 £67.50
90th Percentile £79.00 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.72 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +65.89% -41.51% -3.37%

Junior IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Junior IT Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Junior IT Support job vacancy trend in England

Junior IT Support
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Junior IT Support job vacancies in England

Junior IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Junior IT Support job vacancies in England

Junior IT Support
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Junior IT Support within the England region over the 6 months to 28 September 2026. 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
London -76 7 £170 -
South West - 6 - -
West Midlands -45 1 - -
Midlands -45 1 - - 2
South East -62 1 £140 +0.90% 1
North West - 1 £130 - 1
North of England - 1 £130 - 3
Junior IT Support
UK

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

For the 6 months to 28 September 2026, Junior 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 England region featuring Junior IT Support in the job title.

1 13 (81.25%) Microsoft
2 12 (75.00%) Customer Service
3 8 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (37.50%) Incident Management
4 6 (37.50%) LAN
4 6 (37.50%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (37.50%) Service Delivery
4 6 (37.50%) WAN
4 6 (37.50%) Windows
5 3 (18.75%) Active Directory
5 3 (18.75%) OneDrive
5 3 (18.75%) SharePoint
6 2 (12.50%) Citrix
6 2 (12.50%) DHCP
6 2 (12.50%) DNS
6 2 (12.50%) Proactive Maintenance
6 2 (12.50%) Proactive Monitoring
6 2 (12.50%) User Experience
6 2 (12.50%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (12.50%) Windows 7
6 2 (12.50%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (6.25%) A+ Certification
7 1 (6.25%) Customer Experience
7 1 (6.25%) ITIL
7 1 (6.25%) ITSM
7 1 (6.25%) Service Management
7 1 (6.25%) Ticket Management
7 1 (6.25%) Time Management
7 1 (6.25%) Windows 10

Junior IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 3 (18.75%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 6 (37.50%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (18.75%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 6 (37.50%) LAN
1 6 (37.50%) WAN
2 2 (12.50%) DHCP
2 2 (12.50%) DNS
2 2 (12.50%) Wi-Fi
General
1 11 (68.75%) Social Skills
2 6 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (37.50%) Retail
3 3 (18.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (6.25%) Finance
5 1 (6.25%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 6 (37.50%) EPoS
1 6 (37.50%) Onboarding
2 1 (6.25%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 6 (37.50%) Windows
2 2 (12.50%) Windows 7
2 2 (12.50%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (6.25%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (75.00%) Customer Service
2 8 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 6 (37.50%) Incident Management
3 6 (37.50%) Service Delivery
4 2 (12.50%) Proactive Maintenance
4 2 (12.50%) Proactive Monitoring
4 2 (12.50%) User Experience
5 1 (6.25%) Customer Experience
5 1 (6.25%) ITIL
5 1 (6.25%) ITSM
5 1 (6.25%) Service Management
5 1 (6.25%) Ticket Management
5 1 (6.25%) Time Management
5 1 (6.25%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 1 (6.25%) A+ Certification
System Software
1 3 (18.75%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 13 (81.25%) Microsoft
2 2 (12.50%) Citrix