Desktop Support Contracts in the City of London

Desktop Support
Central London > City of London

The median Desktop Support daily rate in the City of London is £180 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 99 135 148
Rank change year-on-year +36 +13 -4
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 27 37 40
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 1.23% 1.02% 0.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.29% 1.07% 1.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 37 30
10th Percentile £123 £132 £130
25th Percentile £140 £133 £135
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £180 £143 £163
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% -12.31% -40.91%
75th Percentile £544 £228 £238
90th Percentile - £270 £267
Central London median daily rate £210 £160 £188
% change year-on-year +31.25% -14.67% -31.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £20.22 - £13.88
Median hourly rate £20.82 - £14.25
75th Percentile £24.20 - £27.75
90th Percentile £25.88 - £41.10
Central London median hourly rate £20.82 £23.50 £14.25
% change year-on-year -11.43% +64.91% -29.63%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
City of London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the City of London. 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 City of London with a recognized job title 2,090 3,462 3,995
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.13% 95.21% 94.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,486 2,357 3,013
10th Percentile £350 £350 £363
25th Percentile £450 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £600 £565
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +6.19% +7.62%
75th Percentile £688 £725 £675
90th Percentile £800 £820 £775
Central London median daily rate £550 £585 £560
% change year-on-year -5.98% +4.46% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 22 52
10th Percentile £15.62 £15.50 £13.88
25th Percentile £20.22 £18.50 £18.50
Median hourly rate £23.00 £35.00 £37.25
Median % change year-on-year -34.29% -6.04% +110.01%
75th Percentile £27.25 £58.75 £51.75
90th Percentile £40.00 £87.97 £65.43
Central London median hourly rate £25.00 £35.00 £37.25
% change year-on-year -28.57% -6.04% +107.23%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in the City of London

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in the City of London.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in the City of London

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support in the City of London over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Desktop Support in the City of London

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in the City of London.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in the City of London

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 1 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 City of London region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 20 (74.07%) Windows
2 17 (62.96%) Social Skills
3 11 (40.74%) Asset Management
4 9 (33.33%) Customer Service
5 8 (29.63%) Banking
5 8 (29.63%) Windows 10
5 8 (29.63%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (29.63%) Active Directory
6 7 (25.93%) Blackberry
6 7 (25.93%) Android
7 6 (22.22%) Apple
7 6 (22.22%) Bloomberg
7 6 (22.22%) Finance
7 6 (22.22%) Windows 8
8 5 (18.52%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (18.52%) Break/Fix
8 5 (18.52%) Adobe
8 5 (18.52%) Mac OS X
8 5 (18.52%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 5 (18.52%) Ivanti
8 5 (18.52%) Windows 7
9 4 (14.81%) iPhone
9 4 (14.81%) Reuters
9 4 (14.81%) Microsoft
9 4 (14.81%) ServiceNow
10 3 (11.11%) ITIL
10 3 (11.11%) Citrix
10 3 (11.11%) LAN
10 3 (11.11%) WAN
10 3 (11.11%) Logistics

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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 5 (18.52%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 8 (29.63%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (7.41%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (11.11%) LAN
1 3 (11.11%) WAN
2 2 (7.41%) VPN
3 1 (3.70%) Cisco IOS
General
1 17 (62.96%) Social Skills
2 8 (29.63%) Banking
3 6 (22.22%) Finance
4 2 (7.41%) Investment Banking
4 2 (7.41%) Telecoms
5 1 (3.70%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 7 (25.93%) Blackberry
2 4 (14.81%) iPhone
3 1 (3.70%) Data Centre
3 1 (3.70%) Handset
3 1 (3.70%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 20 (74.07%) Windows
2 8 (29.63%) Windows 10
3 7 (25.93%) Android
4 6 (22.22%) Windows 8
5 5 (18.52%) Mac OS X
5 5 (18.52%) Windows 7
6 2 (7.41%) Apple iOS
7 1 (3.70%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (40.74%) Asset Management
2 9 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 5 (18.52%) Break/Fix
3 5 (18.52%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (11.11%) ITIL
4 3 (11.11%) Logistics
4 3 (11.11%) Root Cause Analysis
5 2 (7.41%) Application Virtualisation
5 2 (7.41%) Customer Experience
5 2 (7.41%) Investment Management
5 2 (7.41%) Problem Management
5 2 (7.41%) Service Management
6 1 (3.70%) ITSM
6 1 (3.70%) Organisational Awareness
6 1 (3.70%) Performance Management
6 1 (3.70%) Roadmaps
6 1 (3.70%) Service Delivery
6 1 (3.70%) Software Deployment
6 1 (3.70%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 2 (7.41%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (7.41%) SC Cleared
1 2 (7.41%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.70%) Degree
2 1 (3.70%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 1 (3.70%) MCP
2 1 (3.70%) MCSA
2 1 (3.70%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.70%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (29.63%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (7.41%) SCCM
2 1 (3.70%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 6 (22.22%) Apple
1 6 (22.22%) Bloomberg
2 5 (18.52%) Adobe
2 5 (18.52%) Ivanti
3 4 (14.81%) Microsoft
3 4 (14.81%) Reuters
3 4 (14.81%) ServiceNow
4 3 (11.11%) Citrix
5 1 (3.70%) Cisco
5 1 (3.70%) Dell