Desktop Manager Contracts in England

Desktop Manager
UK > England

The median Desktop Manager daily rate in England is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 535 644 744
Rank change year-on-year +109 +100 -129
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Manager 13 24 36
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.035% 0.047% 0.051%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.038% 0.050% 0.053%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 18 19
10th Percentile £368 £407 £226
25th Percentile £485 - £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £440 £525
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -16.19% +10.53%
75th Percentile £677 £500 £725
90th Percentile £691 £629 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £440 £525
% change year-on-year +25.00% -16.19% +10.53%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 34,517 47,965 67,732
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.72% 94.58% 95.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,960 34,010 48,090
10th Percentile £275 £310 £313
25th Percentile £411 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £640 £663 £638
90th Percentile £750 £763 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,411 1,443 1,914
10th Percentile £12.92 £14.31 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.65 £45.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.78% +100.00% +0.36%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.67 £48.49
90th Percentile £72.50 £76.45 £62.15
UK median hourly rate £35.68 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -20.71% +95.65% +1.41%

Desktop Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Manager in England

Desktop Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Manager in England.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Manager in England

Desktop Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Manager in England over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Desktop Manager in England

Desktop Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Manager in England.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Manager in England

Desktop Manager
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 25 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
London +101 11 £550 +25.00%
Midlands - 1 £440 -
West Midlands - 1 £440 -
Desktop Manager
UK

Desktop Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Desktop Manager 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 England region featuring Desktop Manager in the job title.

1 6 (46.15%) Finance
2 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
3 4 (30.77%) PRINCE2
3 4 (30.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (30.77%) Microsoft
3 4 (30.77%) Project Management
4 3 (23.08%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 3 (23.08%) SharePoint
4 3 (23.08%) Linux
4 3 (23.08%) Migration
4 3 (23.08%) Matrix Management
4 3 (23.08%) Business Case
4 3 (23.08%) Containerisation
4 3 (23.08%) Budget Management
4 3 (23.08%) AWS
4 3 (23.08%) Agile
4 3 (23.08%) Identity Access Management
4 3 (23.08%) Matrix Organization
5 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (15.38%) Windows 10
5 2 (15.38%) Customer Service
5 2 (15.38%) Roadmaps
5 2 (15.38%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (15.38%) Windows
5 2 (15.38%) Service Delivery
6 1 (7.69%) ITSM
6 1 (7.69%) Service Management
6 1 (7.69%) ITIL
6 1 (7.69%) Time Management

Desktop Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (23.08%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (23.08%) AWS
General
1 6 (46.15%) Finance
2 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.69%) Data Centre
1 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (23.08%) Linux
2 2 (15.38%) Windows
2 2 (15.38%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (30.77%) PRINCE2
1 4 (30.77%) Project Management
2 3 (23.08%) Agile
2 3 (23.08%) Budget Management
2 3 (23.08%) Business Case
2 3 (23.08%) Containerisation
2 3 (23.08%) Identity Access Management
2 3 (23.08%) Matrix Management
2 3 (23.08%) Matrix Organization
2 3 (23.08%) Migration
3 2 (15.38%) Customer Service
3 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (15.38%) Roadmaps
3 2 (15.38%) Service Delivery
3 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (7.69%) Asset Management
4 1 (7.69%) ITIL
4 1 (7.69%) ITSM
4 1 (7.69%) Service Management
4 1 (7.69%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 3 (23.08%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (7.69%) SC Cleared
2 1 (7.69%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) Iron Mountain