IT Support
UK
The median IT Support daily rate in the UK is £198 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 213 | 217 | 287 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +70 | +53 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Support | 468 | 689 | 845 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.10% | 1.20% | 0.96% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.19% | 1.27% | 1.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 302 | 458 | 508 |
| 10th Percentile | £140 | £129 | £128 |
| 25th Percentile | £151 | £150 | £155 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £198 | £190 | £180 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.95% | +5.56% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £238 | £250 | £245 |
| 90th Percentile | £325 | £333 | £350 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £188 | £180 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | +2.86% | +20.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 105 | 66 | 131 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.95 | £12.13 | £12.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.00 | £15.25 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.49 | £18.75 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.75% | +7.14% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.25 | £24.98 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.00 | £29.30 | £24.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £13.00 | £18.29 | £16.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.92% | +14.31% | +14.29% |
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 | 39,468 | 54,175 | 84,246 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.61% | 95.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,716 | 37,826 | 59,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,504 | 2,051 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +4.19% |
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 20 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 20 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 20 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 | +13 | 394 | £200 | - | 565 |
| UK excluding London | -16 | 331 | £188 | +4.17% | 473 |
| London | +45 | 129 | £210 | +1.20% | 104 |
| North of England | +33 | 97 | £190 | -5.00% | 139 |
| South East | -14 | 86 | £199 | -0.63% | 116 |
| Work from Home | +37 | 66 | £200 | - | 114 |
| Scotland | +38 | 51 | £156 | -9.58% | 12 |
| North West | +18 | 49 | £194 | -22.50% | 63 |
| Yorkshire | +21 | 37 | £200 | +8.11% | 58 |
| Midlands | -14 | 30 | £150 | -21.05% | 93 |
| South West | -15 | 30 | £225 | +32.35% | 71 |
| East of England | +1 | 23 | £194 | +3.33% | 45 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 19 | £150 | -51.14% | 53 |
| Wales | +5 | 15 | £145 | -19.44% | 7 |
| North East | +12 | 11 | £175 | -23.91% | 22 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 10 | £183 | +8.96% | 40 |
| Northern Ireland | -20 | 1 | - | - |
IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 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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