Support Technician Contracts in the South East

Support Technician
England > South East

The median Support Technician daily rate in the South East is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 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
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 168 176 229
Rank change year-on-year +8 +53 -14
Contract jobs requiring a Support Technician 32 39 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.56% 0.69% 0.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.60% 0.73% 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 28 21
10th Percentile £132 £181 £140
25th Percentile £195 £200 £158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £205 £160
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +28.13% -8.57%
75th Percentile - - £175
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £188 £200 £175
% change year-on-year -6.25% +14.29% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 1 3
10th Percentile - - £16.80
25th Percentile - £28.25 £17.63
Median hourly rate £7.43 £30.50 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -75.64% +60.53% +8.57%
75th Percentile £16.00 £32.75 £21.38
90th Percentile - - £22.80
England median hourly rate £11.50 £19.00 £18.25
% change year-on-year -39.47% +4.11% +4.29%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 5,301 5,353 7,336
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.14% 94.53% 95.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,132 3,704 5,019
10th Percentile £243 £213 £211
25th Percentile £400 £387 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £625 £601 £594
90th Percentile £688 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +7.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 552 234 310
10th Percentile £12.88 £16.33 £12.55
25th Percentile £18.82 £22.50 £16.25
Median hourly rate £50.00 £52.50 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +150.00% -13.93%
75th Percentile £66.74 £66.21 £47.44
90th Percentile £79.88 £75.00 £63.25
England median hourly rate £39.50 £45.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -12.22% +87.50% +14.01%

Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Support Technician in the South East

Support Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Technician in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Support Technician in the South East

Support Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Technician in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Support Technician in the South East

Support Technician
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Technician within the South East region over the 6 months to 13 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
Hampshire +11 21 £200 +56.86% 9
Thames Valley +8 6 £145 -26.58% 10
West Sussex +5 5 £200 - 5
Berkshire -10 4 - - 4
Oxfordshire +3 2 £145 - 2
Support Technician
England

Support Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 13 June 2024, Support Technician 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 South East region featuring Support Technician in the job title.

1 15 (46.88%) Microsoft
2 14 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (40.63%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (37.50%) Windows
5 11 (34.38%) Microsoft Intune
6 10 (31.25%) Active Directory
7 9 (28.13%) SCCM
7 9 (28.13%) Social Skills
8 8 (25.00%) MobileIron
8 8 (25.00%) Linux
8 8 (25.00%) Wireless
9 6 (18.75%) Network Security
9 6 (18.75%) Mathematics
9 6 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
10 5 (15.63%) Office Automation
11 3 (9.38%) VoIP
11 3 (9.38%) SLA
11 3 (9.38%) Cisco
11 3 (9.38%) Service Delivery
11 3 (9.38%) Microsoft Excel
11 3 (9.38%) Apple
11 3 (9.38%) Cisco IOS
11 3 (9.38%) Polycom
11 3 (9.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
11 3 (9.38%) Smartphone
11 3 (9.38%) Video Editing
11 3 (9.38%) Security Cleared
11 3 (9.38%) Android
11 3 (9.38%) Windows 10
11 3 (9.38%) Self-Motivation

Support Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (9.38%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (9.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 13 (40.63%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (3.13%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (25.00%) Wireless
2 6 (18.75%) Network Security
3 3 (9.38%) Cisco IOS
3 3 (9.38%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 1 (3.13%) JIRA
General
1 9 (28.13%) Social Skills
2 6 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.13%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.38%) Self-Motivation
1 3 (9.38%) Smartphone
1 3 (9.38%) Video Editing
2 1 (3.13%) Onboarding
2 1 (3.13%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 12 (37.50%) Windows
2 8 (25.00%) Linux
3 3 (9.38%) Android
3 3 (9.38%) Windows 10
4 1 (3.13%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (18.75%) Mathematics
3 5 (15.63%) Office Automation
4 3 (9.38%) Service Delivery
5 2 (6.25%) Asset Management
6 1 (3.13%) Computer Science
6 1 (3.13%) Customer Service
6 1 (3.13%) E-Commerce
6 1 (3.13%) Mobile Device Management
6 1 (3.13%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 3 (9.38%) Security Cleared
2 2 (6.25%) SC Cleared
3 1 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (3.13%) DBS Check
3 1 (3.13%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.38%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (31.25%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 11 (34.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (28.13%) SCCM
3 1 (3.13%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 15 (46.88%) Microsoft
2 8 (25.00%) MobileIron
3 3 (9.38%) Apple
3 3 (9.38%) Cisco
3 3 (9.38%) Polycom
4 1 (3.13%) Workday