Technical Specialist
UK
The median Technical Specialist daily rate in the UK is £250 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 | 538 | 587 | 733 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +49 | +146 | -61 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Specialist | 41 | 97 | 108 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.095% | 0.17% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.18% | 0.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 72 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £148 | £353 | £412 |
| 25th Percentile | £158 | £472 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £250 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -52.38% | - | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £745 | £690 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £225 | £505 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -55.45% | +6.32% | -3.31% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £34.16 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £41.81 | - |
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% |
Technical Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Specialist.
Technical Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Specialist over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Technical Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Specialist.
Technical Specialist
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Specialist 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 | +64 | 33 | £240 | -55.14% | 83 |
| UK excluding London | +40 | 31 | £225 | -55.45% | 72 |
| Work from Home | +96 | 25 | £238 | -56.22% | 19 |
| South East | +20 | 12 | £188 | -74.14% | 20 |
| South West | - | 7 | £165 | - | 9 |
| London | +59 | 6 | £625 | +13.64% | 9 |
| North of England | +31 | 4 | £450 | +5.88% | 21 |
| Scotland | +21 | 4 | £238 | -54.15% | |
| Midlands | +21 | 3 | £663 | +74.34% | 17 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 3 | £663 | +74.34% | 14 |
| North West | +16 | 2 | £400 | -5.88% | 12 |
| East of England | +5 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| North East | - | 1 | £575 | - | 2 |
Technical Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Technical Specialist 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 Technical Specialist in the job title.
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Technical Specialist 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: