IT Support
UK
The median IT Support daily rate in the UK is £198 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 15 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 15 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 209 | 222 | 288 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | +66 | +56 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Support | 470 | 695 | 840 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.10% | 1.22% | 0.96% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.19% | 1.29% | 1.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 302 | 465 | 505 |
| 10th Percentile | £133 | £128 | £125 |
| 25th Percentile | £151 | £150 | £154 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £198 | £190 | £180 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.95% | +5.56% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £244 | £250 | £244 |
| 90th Percentile | £325 | £329 | £350 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £188 | £180 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | +2.86% | +19.66% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 105 | 66 | 130 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.95 | £12.13 | £12.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.00 | £15.25 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.49 | £18.50 | £17.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.70% | +7.25% | +23.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.25 | £24.98 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.00 | £29.30 | £24.68 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £13.00 | £18.29 | £15.65 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.92% | +16.91% | +13.37% |
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 | 39,476 | 54,050 | 83,442 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.65% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,679 | 37,739 | 58,629 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,653 | 1,507 | 2,053 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.45 | £15.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.70 | £76.10 | £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 15 May 2024.
IT Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Support.
IT Support
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Support over the 6 months to 15 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 15 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 | +1 | 394 | £200 | - | 528 |
| UK excluding London | -14 | 332 | £188 | +4.17% | 451 |
| London | +45 | 130 | £210 | -1.75% | 86 |
| North of England | +22 | 95 | £195 | -2.50% | 123 |
| South East | -18 | 84 | £198 | -1.25% | 107 |
| Work from Home | +41 | 63 | £200 | - | 103 |
| Scotland | +45 | 51 | £156 | -9.58% | 14 |
| North West | +18 | 50 | £188 | -23.47% | 56 |
| Yorkshire | +23 | 34 | £215 | +13.16% | 52 |
| Midlands | -1 | 33 | £150 | -20.53% | 96 |
| South West | -6 | 30 | £203 | +20.00% | 68 |
| East of England | +1 | 23 | £194 | +1.97% | 48 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 19 | £150 | -49.83% | 53 |
| Wales | +8 | 16 | £145 | -19.44% | 6 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 13 | £200 | +15.94% | 43 |
| North East | +10 | 11 | £175 | -21.35% | 17 |
| Northern Ireland | -17 | 2 | £210 | - |
IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 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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