IT Support Assistant Contracts

IT Support Assistant
UK

As of 11 June 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median IT Support Assistant daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 587 - 861
Rank change year-on-year - - -131
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support Assistant 7 0 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.016% - 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% - 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £131
25th Percentile - - £133
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £140
Median % change year-on-year - - +24.44%
75th Percentile - - £168
90th Percentile - - £181
UK excluding London median daily rate - - £140
% change year-on-year - - +24.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile £11.44 - -
25th Percentile £12.25 - £14.62
Median hourly rate £12.50 - £15.24
75th Percentile £14.25 - £15.86
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £12.50 - £15.24

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 40,533 52,506 83,140
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.89% 94.52% 95.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,086 36,648 58,637
10th Percentile £280 £313 £318
25th Percentile £407 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +6.06%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,938 1,481 1,935
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.75
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.18 £15.90
Median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +80.00% +16.28%
75th Percentile £61.71 £65.75 £49.92
90th Percentile £74.00 £76.50 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -4.76% +110.00% +7.82%

IT Support Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Support Assistant in the UK

IT Support Assistant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for IT Support Assistant in the UK

IT Support Assistant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for IT Support Assistant in the UK

IT Support Assistant
Top 7 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support Assistant within the UK 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
England - 7 - - 5
UK excluding London - 5 - - 4
South East - 3 - - 3
North of England - 2 - -
London - 2 - - 1
North West - 2 - -
Work from Home - 1 - - 1

IT Support Assistant Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

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

1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
3 2 (28.57%) VPN
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (28.57%) Firewall
3 2 (28.57%) Wireless
3 2 (28.57%) Acronis
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (28.57%) FortiGate
3 2 (28.57%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
4 1 (14.29%) Customer-Centric Approach
4 1 (14.29%) Customer-Centricity
4 1 (14.29%) Housing Association
4 1 (14.29%) Facebook
4 1 (14.29%) Computer Science
4 1 (14.29%) HNC
4 1 (14.29%) Windows

IT Support Assistant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (28.57%) Firewall
1 2 (28.57%) VPN
1 2 (28.57%) Wireless
General
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (14.29%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (14.29%) Computer Science
1 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
1 1 (14.29%) Customer-Centric Approach
1 1 (14.29%) Customer-Centricity
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) HNC
Systems Management
1 2 (28.57%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 2 (28.57%) Acronis
3 1 (14.29%) Facebook