IT Technician
UK
The median IT Technician daily rate in the UK is £150 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 428 | 498 | 683 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +70 | +185 | -23 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Technician | 151 | 186 | 158 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.35% | 0.33% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.38% | 0.35% | 0.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 83 | 126 | 98 |
| 10th Percentile | £122 | £124 | £121 |
| 25th Percentile | £126 | £146 | £136 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £150 | £180 | £160 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +12.50% | +10.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £200 | £205 | £193 |
| 90th Percentile | £231 | £234 | £234 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £150 | £180 | £160 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +12.50% | +10.34% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 39 | 17 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £7.43 | £12.02 | £10.93 |
| 25th Percentile | £10.95 | £13.75 | £14.65 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.87 | £15.80 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.22% | -7.06% | +9.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £16.72 | £18.75 | £20.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £18.75 | £21.28 | £22.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £13.50 | £15.80 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.56% | -9.71% | +25.00% |
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 | 40,001 | 53,325 | 83,708 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,880 | 37,256 | 59,003 |
| 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% | +9.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,851 | 1,473 | 1,957 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +14.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.45 | £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 2 June 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 2 June 2024.
IT Technician
Top 16 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 2 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 | +91 | 139 | £150 | -18.37% | 175 |
| UK excluding London | +36 | 132 | £150 | -16.67% | 167 |
| North of England | +60 | 47 | £136 | -22.14% | 52 |
| South East | +2 | 39 | £200 | -2.44% | 31 |
| North West | +33 | 21 | £126 | -28.00% | 24 |
| Yorkshire | +30 | 18 | £185 | +4.23% | 20 |
| London | +80 | 17 | £165 | -2.94% | 15 |
| Midlands | +26 | 15 | £150 | -9.09% | 36 |
| East of England | +8 | 14 | £165 | -10.20% | 10 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 11 | £150 | +2.56% | 20 |
| Work from Home | +97 | 10 | £200 | - | 34 |
| North East | +17 | 8 | - | - | 8 |
| South West | +2 | 8 | £161 | -3.73% | 28 |
| Scotland | +45 | 5 | £245 | +6.52% | 6 |
| Wales | -2 | 5 | £120 | -33.33% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 4 | £180 | +2.86% | 16 |
IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 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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