Desktop Support Contracts in Buckinghamshire

Desktop Support
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £220 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 48 70 66
Rank change year-on-year +22 -4 -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 4 8 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 0.84% 0.91% 1.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.89% 0.97% 1.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 8 7
10th Percentile £203 £184 £138
25th Percentile £204 £196 £160
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £222 £175
Median % change year-on-year -0.90% +26.86% -
75th Percentile £226 £333 £221
90th Percentile £227 £592 £237
South East median daily rate £205 £205 £188
% change year-on-year - +9.33% +22.95%

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 450 821 802
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.14% 93.83% 97.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 317 663 599
10th Percentile £225 £252 £200
25th Percentile £400 £400 £364
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.56%
75th Percentile £585 £575 £555
90th Percentile £680 £650 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 3 41
10th Percentile £15.85 £10.23 -
25th Percentile £17.64 £11.33 £10.77
Median hourly rate £23.75 £13.16 £12.05
Median % change year-on-year +80.47% +9.21% -13.77%
75th Percentile £29.38 £28.46 £21.50
90th Percentile £48.75 £37.63 £27.00
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £48.40 £21.00
% change year-on-year -1.86% +130.48% -16.00%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Buckinghamshire

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Buckinghamshire

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Buckinghamshire

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 Desktop Support within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 28 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 +29 3 £225 -46.30%
Desktop Support
South East

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

For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, 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 Desktop Support in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (75.00%) Windows 10
3 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (50.00%) SAP
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
3 2 (50.00%) Marketing
3 2 (50.00%) Electronics
3 2 (50.00%) Telecoms
3 2 (50.00%) Finance
3 2 (50.00%) Manufacturing
3 2 (50.00%) Programme Management
3 2 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
3 2 (50.00%) SCCM
3 2 (50.00%) Azure
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
4 1 (25.00%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (25.00%) AirWatch
4 1 (25.00%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (25.00%) Exchange Server 2007
4 1 (25.00%) Cisco IOS
4 1 (25.00%) HP
4 1 (25.00%) Mac OS X
4 1 (25.00%) Apple
4 1 (25.00%) NHS
4 1 (25.00%) Remedy
4 1 (25.00%) Blackberry

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 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (25.00%) Exchange Server 2007
2 1 (25.00%) Exchange Server 2013
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Cisco IOS
General
1 2 (50.00%) Electronics
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
1 2 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (50.00%) Marketing
1 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (50.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Blackberry
1 1 (25.00%) NHS
1 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (25.00%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (25.00%) Mac OS X
3 1 (25.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
1 2 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 2 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Technology Roadmap
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (50.00%) SCCM
2 1 (25.00%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) SAP
2 1 (25.00%) Apple
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco
2 1 (25.00%) HP
2 1 (25.00%) Remedy