IT Technician
UK
The median IT Technician daily rate in the UK is £165 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 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 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 424 | 497 | 669 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +73 | +172 | -22 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Technician | 147 | 192 | 176 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.35% | 0.34% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.37% | 0.36% | 0.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 85 | 129 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £124 | £124 | £120 |
| 25th Percentile | £126 | £143 | £135 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £165 | £180 | £160 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +12.50% | -3.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £200 | £205 | £179 |
| 90th Percentile | £247 | £232 | £233 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £150 | £180 | £160 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +12.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 39 | 19 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £7.43 | £12.36 | £10.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £10.95 | £13.73 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.87 | £15.80 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.22% | -7.06% | +20.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £16.72 | £19.38 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £18.75 | £21.25 | £22.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £13.50 | £15.65 | £17.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.74% | -7.94% | +25.93% |
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 | 39,507 | 53,867 | 83,506 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.60% | 95.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,718 | 37,620 | 58,687 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £544 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.40% | +3.52% | +9.38% |
| 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 | 2,672 | 1,498 | 2,036 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.29 | £19.13 | £15.75 |
| 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% | +5.26% |
IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Technician.
IT Technician
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Technician over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
IT Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Technician.
IT Technician
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Technician over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
IT Technician
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 | +98 | 141 | £158 | -12.50% | 203 |
| UK excluding London | +34 | 127 | £150 | -16.67% | 186 |
| North of England | +65 | 48 | £148 | -15.71% | 56 |
| South East | +28 | 42 | £200 | -2.44% | 38 |
| North West | +38 | 22 | £127 | -27.57% | 24 |
| Yorkshire | +25 | 18 | £185 | +12.12% | 23 |
| London | +77 | 17 | £165 | -2.94% | 18 |
| Midlands | +24 | 17 | £150 | -6.25% | 35 |
| Work from Home | +98 | 12 | £200 | - | 29 |
| East Midlands | +15 | 10 | £150 | +9.09% | 19 |
| South West | -1 | 9 | £143 | -14.93% | 31 |
| East of England | -3 | 9 | £200 | +11.11% | 20 |
| North East | +18 | 8 | - | - | 11 |
| West Midlands | +22 | 6 | £199 | +13.57% | 16 |
| Scotland | +44 | 4 | £245 | +6.52% | 5 |
IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, IT 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 featuring IT Technician in the job title.
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IT Technician 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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