Support Technician
UK
The median Support Technician daily rate in the UK is £165 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 | 477 | 518 | 714 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +41 | +196 | -28 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Technician | 102 | 166 | 127 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.24% | 0.29% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.25% | 0.31% | 0.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 55 | 109 | 80 |
| 10th Percentile | £121 | £131 | £139 |
| 25th Percentile | £129 | £158 | £158 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £165 | £190 | £175 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.16% | +8.57% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £200 | £215 | £200 |
| 90th Percentile | £238 | £250 | £250 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £175 | £188 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.91% | +7.43% | +6.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 13 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £7.43 | £15.28 | £13.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £8.31 | £15.50 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £11.50 | £19.00 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.47% | - | +22.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £15.91 | £21.00 | £22.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £16.00 | £25.07 | £33.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £11.50 | £19.03 | £18.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -39.57% | +4.27% | +4.29% |
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% |
Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Support Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Support Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Technician.
Support Technician
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Technician over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Support Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Technician.
Support Technician
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Support Technician over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Support 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 Support 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 | +70 | 92 | £188 | -6.25% | 151 |
| UK excluding London | +15 | 85 | £175 | -6.91% | 142 |
| South East | +5 | 33 | £200 | -2.44% | 35 |
| North of England | +44 | 22 | £150 | -7.69% | 35 |
| London | +72 | 16 | £165 | -24.57% | 19 |
| North West | +23 | 10 | £151 | -6.92% | 18 |
| East of England | +12 | 9 | £200 | +6.67% | 9 |
| Midlands | +27 | 8 | £150 | -9.09% | 32 |
| Work from Home | +98 | 7 | £200 | - | 42 |
| Yorkshire | +24 | 6 | £150 | -31.82% | 13 |
| North East | +17 | 6 | - | - | 4 |
| Wales | -1 | 5 | £120 | -33.33% | 6 |
| South West | -3 | 5 | £221 | +60.91% | 19 |
| Scotland | +38 | 4 | £140 | -37.78% | 8 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 4 | £135 | -18.18% | 20 |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | £150 | - | 12 |
Support Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 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 featuring Support Technician in the job title.
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Support 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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