Desktop Support Contracts in Cardiff

Desktop Support
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Cardiff is £210 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 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
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 30 40 48
Rank change year-on-year +10 +8 -12
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 4 3 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff 1.90% 0.90% 1.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.05% 0.93% 1.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 4
10th Percentile - £165 £147
25th Percentile - £171 £171
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £185 £213
Median % change year-on-year +13.51% -12.94% +29.77%
75th Percentile - £191 £245
90th Percentile - £194 £263
South Wales median daily rate £135 £188 £190
% change year-on-year -28.00% -1.32% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.25 - -
Median hourly rate £12.50 - -
75th Percentile £12.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median hourly rate £12.50 £16.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year -21.88% -3.03% +14.78%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 195 322 505
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.86% 96.41% 96.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 158 256 387
10th Percentile £199 £188 £238
25th Percentile £380 £361 £364
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +8.89% - +12.50%
75th Percentile £548 £550 £538
90th Percentile £617 £628 £638
South Wales median daily rate £470 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -1.05% - +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 5
10th Percentile £11.32 £13.00 £13.45
25th Percentile £11.75 £13.81 £15.25
Median hourly rate £13.50 £17.25 £18.75
Median % change year-on-year -21.75% -7.99% +15.38%
75th Percentile £18.00 £22.34 £23.75
90th Percentile £39.45 £24.38 £24.95
South Wales median hourly rate £22.68 £18.14 £19.91
% change year-on-year +25.03% -8.89% +7.62%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Cardiff

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Cardiff

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Cardiff

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 5 May 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 Cardiff region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) Digital Economy
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
2 2 (50.00%) Firewall
2 2 (50.00%) Azure
3 1 (25.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (25.00%) DBS Check
3 1 (25.00%) Social Skills

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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
Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (50.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) Firewall
General
1 2 (50.00%) Digital Economy
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
2 1 (25.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) DBS Check
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft