IT Assistant Contracts in England

IT Assistant
UK > England

The median IT Assistant daily rate in England is £160, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 534 634 771
Rank change year-on-year +100 +137 -99
Contract jobs requiring an IT Assistant 11 3 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.029% 0.006% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.007% 0.019%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 7
10th Percentile - £223 -
25th Percentile £155 £224 £133
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £160 £228 £150
Median % change year-on-year -29.67% +51.67% +13.21%
75th Percentile £165 £229 £195
90th Percentile - £230 £260
UK median daily rate £160 £228 £148
% change year-on-year -29.67% +54.24% +13.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 0 1
10th Percentile £11.85 - -
25th Percentile £12.25 - £14.62
Median hourly rate £13.50 - £15.24
75th Percentile £16.45 - £15.86
90th Percentile £18.13 - -
UK median hourly rate £13.50 - £15.24
% change year-on-year - - -37.80%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 34,647 44,562 67,791
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.86% 94.48% 95.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,650 31,596 48,500
10th Percentile £295 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £650
90th Percentile £750 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £530
% change year-on-year -2.33% +1.42% +6.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,591 1,341 1,761
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £13.00
25th Percentile £16.65 £20.00 £15.93
Median hourly rate £39.55 £44.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.11% +76.00% +18.76%
75th Percentile £63.75 £65.00 £49.89
90th Percentile £74.54 £77.50 £65.30
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £43.81 £25.50
% change year-on-year -14.39% +71.78% +18.60%

IT Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Assistant in England

IT Assistant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for IT Assistant in England

IT Assistant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for IT Assistant in England

IT Assistant
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 IT Assistant within the England region over the 6 months to 27 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
London - 5 £160 - 1
South East - 3 - - 4
North of England +26 2 - -
North West +12 2 - -
East of England - 1 - -
IT Assistant
UK

IT Assistant Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 27 June 2024, IT 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 across the England region featuring IT Assistant in the job title.

1 5 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 4 (36.36%) Microsoft
3 2 (18.18%) Video Conferencing
3 2 (18.18%) Acronis
3 2 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (18.18%) FortiGate
3 2 (18.18%) Firewall
3 2 (18.18%) Wireless
3 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (18.18%) VPN
4 1 (9.09%) SLA
4 1 (9.09%) HNC
4 1 (9.09%) Windows
4 1 (9.09%) Law
4 1 (9.09%) Legal
4 1 (9.09%) Computer Science
4 1 (9.09%) Time Management
4 1 (9.09%) Customer-Centric Approach
4 1 (9.09%) Customer-Centricity
4 1 (9.09%) Housing Association
4 1 (9.09%) Facebook
4 1 (9.09%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (9.09%) Customer Service

IT Assistant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (18.18%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (9.09%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (18.18%) Firewall
1 2 (18.18%) VPN
1 2 (18.18%) Wireless
General
1 5 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Law
2 1 (9.09%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (9.09%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (9.09%) Computer Science
1 1 (9.09%) Customer Service
1 1 (9.09%) Customer-Centric Approach
1 1 (9.09%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (9.09%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) SLA
Systems Management
1 2 (18.18%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft
2 2 (18.18%) Acronis
3 1 (9.09%) Facebook