2nd Line Desktop Support Contracts in Buckinghamshire

Second Line Desktop Support
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Second Line Desktop Support daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £215 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 April 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 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 42 78 75
Rank change year-on-year +36 -3 -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Desktop Support 8 2 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 1.60% 0.23% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.69% 0.25% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 2
10th Percentile - - £167
25th Percentile £203 - £173
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £215 £592 £190
Median % change year-on-year -63.68% +211.58% -
75th Percentile £228 - £203
90th Percentile - - £206
South East median daily rate £205 £204 £190
% change year-on-year +0.49% +7.37% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £20.00 - -
South East median hourly rate £20.00 - £18.00
% change year-on-year - - -14.49%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 474 815 786
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.80% 93.36% 97.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 337 660 597
10th Percentile £225 £243 £200
25th Percentile £400 £400 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £460
Median % change year-on-year - +3.26% +2.22%
75th Percentile £585 £564 £550
90th Percentile £671 £650 £626
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 3 38
10th Percentile £15.85 £10.23 £10.64
25th Percentile £17.64 £11.33 £10.77
Median hourly rate £23.48 £13.16 £11.78
Median % change year-on-year +78.44% +11.76% -15.74%
75th Percentile £29.69 £28.46 £18.76
90th Percentile £48.75 £37.63 £29.40
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £45.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year +5.56% +114.29% -16.00%

2nd Line Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

Job postings that featured 2nd Line Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support in Buckinghamshire

2nd Line Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Desktop Support in Buckinghamshire.

Daily rate trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support in Buckinghamshire

2nd Line Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Desktop Support in Buckinghamshire.

Hourly rate trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support in Buckinghamshire

2nd Line Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Desktop Support within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 18 April 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
Milton Keynes +33 8 £215 -63.68%
2nd Line Desktop Support
South East

2nd Line Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 18 April 2024, 2nd Line Desktop 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 across the Buckinghamshire region featuring 2nd Line Desktop Support in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Windows
1 8 (100.00%) HP
1 8 (100.00%) Remedy
2 6 (75.00%) Customer Requirements
2 6 (75.00%) ServiceNow
2 6 (75.00%) Legacy Systems
2 6 (75.00%) SC Cleared
2 6 (75.00%) Security Cleared
3 5 (62.50%) Public Sector
4 4 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
4 4 (50.00%) Marketing
4 4 (50.00%) Electronics
4 4 (50.00%) Telecoms
4 4 (50.00%) Finance
4 4 (50.00%) Manufacturing
4 4 (50.00%) Programme Management
4 4 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
4 4 (50.00%) SAP
5 2 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (25.00%) Break/Fix
5 2 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (25.00%) Technology Roadmap
5 2 (25.00%) AirWatch
5 2 (25.00%) Windows Server
5 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
5 2 (25.00%) ITIL
5 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (25.00%) Cisco
5 2 (25.00%) Mac OS X
5 2 (25.00%) Apple

2nd Line Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (25.00%) Exchange Server 2007
1 2 (25.00%) Exchange Server 2013
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Communications & Networking
1 2 (25.00%) Cisco IOS
General
1 5 (62.50%) Public Sector
2 4 (50.00%) Electronics
2 4 (50.00%) Finance
2 4 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 4 (50.00%) Marketing
2 4 (50.00%) Telecoms
3 2 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (75.00%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (25.00%) Blackberry
2 2 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (25.00%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 8 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (25.00%) Mac OS X
2 2 (25.00%) Windows 7
2 2 (25.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Customer Requirements
2 4 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 4 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 4 (50.00%) Programme Management
3 2 (25.00%) Break/Fix
3 2 (25.00%) ITIL
3 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (25.00%) Technology Roadmap
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (75.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 2 (25.00%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 8 (100.00%) HP
1 8 (100.00%) Remedy
2 6 (75.00%) ServiceNow
3 4 (50.00%) SAP
4 2 (25.00%) Apple
4 2 (25.00%) Cisco