IT Support
UK
The median IT Support daily rate in the UK is £190 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 208 | 227 | 298 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | +71 | +54 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Support | 489 | 659 | 816 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.14% | 1.18% | 0.93% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.22% | 1.24% | 0.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 316 | 447 | 496 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £130 | £128 |
| 25th Percentile | £151 | £153 | £156 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £190 | £190 | £185 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.98% | +11.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £238 | £248 | £249 |
| 90th Percentile | £325 | £334 | £360 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £185 | £180 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.78% | +2.86% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 101 | 64 | 120 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.95 | £12.13 | £12.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.00 | £15.25 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.36 | £19.00 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.42% | +11.76% | +19.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.25 | £25.11 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.00 | £29.30 | £24.46 |
| 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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 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% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 June 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 June 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 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 |
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| England | +19 | 407 | £200 | - | 484 |
| UK excluding London | -9 | 346 | £185 | +2.78% | 436 |
| London | +62 | 135 | £200 | -5.88% | 56 |
| North of England | +22 | 96 | £190 | - | 127 |
| South East | -15 | 87 | £198 | -1.25% | 100 |
| Work from Home | +47 | 61 | £200 | - | 98 |
| Scotland | +34 | 51 | £156 | -9.58% | 21 |
| North West | +18 | 47 | £200 | -16.67% | 66 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 37 | £200 | +8.11% | 42 |
| Midlands | -5 | 32 | £150 | -25.00% | 81 |
| South West | -16 | 30 | £203 | +19.12% | 63 |
| East of England | 0 | 28 | £194 | +2.65% | 50 |
| Wales | +7 | 21 | £145 | -12.12% | 9 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 21 | £150 | -52.38% | 47 |
| North East | +11 | 12 | £175 | -21.35% | 22 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 11 | £183 | -2.67% | 34 |
| Northern Ireland | -20 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 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 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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