IT Support
UK
The median IT Support daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 209 | 220 | 281 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +61 | +61 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Support | 505 | 719 | 881 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.16% | 1.21% | 0.99% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.25% | 1.28% | 1.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 324 | 477 | 521 |
| 10th Percentile | £129 | £125 | £123 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £150 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £188 | £180 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +4.17% | +16.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £244 | £250 | £238 |
| 90th Percentile | £325 | £325 | £338 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £190 | £175 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.57% | - | +25.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 114 | 67 | 144 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.95 | £12.34 | £12.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.00 | £15.34 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.42 | £19.00 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.84% | +11.76% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.23 | £25.00 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.00 | £29.58 | £24.10 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £13.30 | £18.50 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.11% | +19.35% | +13.55% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,362 | 56,304 | 84,700 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.61% | 95.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,261 | 39,350 | 59,476 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £735 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,668 | 1,565 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.40 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.02 | £45.00 | £23.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.95% | +91.49% | +3.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.75 | £48.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.32 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.50 | £42.43 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.91% | +117.60% | +2.63% |
IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Support.
IT Support
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Support over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.
IT Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Support.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Support over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.
IT Support
Top 17 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 within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
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| England | +36 | 431 | £200 | - | 499 |
| UK excluding London | -10 | 354 | £190 | +8.57% | 423 |
| London | +47 | 141 | £210 | -4.55% | 83 |
| North of England | +37 | 101 | £190 | -5.00% | 110 |
| South East | -11 | 93 | £198 | -1.25% | 92 |
| Work from Home | +42 | 69 | £200 | - | 94 |
| North West | +26 | 53 | £181 | -24.48% | 54 |
| Scotland | +29 | 48 | £168 | -1.47% | 16 |
| South West | -1 | 40 | £201 | +20.15% | 55 |
| Yorkshire | +35 | 35 | £215 | +10.26% | 45 |
| Midlands | -4 | 34 | £150 | -14.29% | 95 |
| East of England | -8 | 22 | £200 | +6.67% | 58 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 19 | £150 | -45.36% | 52 |
| Wales | +3 | 16 | £145 | -14.71% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 14 | £213 | +32.81% | 43 |
| North East | +22 | 13 | £175 | -21.35% | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | -15 | 2 | £210 | - | 1 |
IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 featuring IT Support in the job title.
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IT Support 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:
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