Desktop Support Contracts in Glasgow

Desktop Support
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Glasgow is £188 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 73 84 72
Rank change year-on-year +11 -12 +3
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 6 3 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 0.67% 0.33% 1.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.70% 0.34% 1.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 10
10th Percentile £142 - £119
25th Percentile £146 £158 £119
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £188 £165 £140
Median % change year-on-year +14.09% +18.28% -
75th Percentile £238 £173 £191
90th Percentile - - £217
Scotland median daily rate £152 £225 £160
% change year-on-year -32.67% +40.63% +28.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 852 877 985
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.98% 95.22% 96.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 562 647 748
10th Percentile £271 £313 £208
25th Percentile £381 £406 £362
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +5.56% +12.50%
75th Percentile £588 £594 £538
90th Percentile £675 £706 £600
Scotland median daily rate £475 £475 £458
% change year-on-year - +3.83% +7.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 16 11
10th Percentile £13.50 £12.00 £17.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £13.97 £21.00
Median hourly rate £24.26 £28.75 £25.28
Median % change year-on-year -15.63% +13.75% +13.60%
75th Percentile £47.35 £58.75 £41.75
90th Percentile £65.00 £63.56 £48.00
Scotland median hourly rate £33.25 £23.18 £25.82
% change year-on-year +43.44% -10.21% -35.46%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Glasgow

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Glasgow

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Glasgow

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

For the 6 months to 25 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 Glasgow region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
3 3 (50.00%) MCP
3 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (50.00%) Public Sector
3 3 (50.00%) Driving Licence
4 2 (33.33%) ITIL
4 2 (33.33%) Service Management
4 2 (33.33%) ITSM
4 2 (33.33%) Windows
5 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (16.67%) SharePoint
5 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
5 1 (16.67%) HP
5 1 (16.67%) Dell
5 1 (16.67%) Wireless
5 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
5 1 (16.67%) Finance
5 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (16.67%) Asset Management
5 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (16.67%) Incident Management
5 1 (16.67%) Test Automation
5 1 (16.67%) Portfolio Management
5 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (16.67%) Mobile Device Management
5 1 (16.67%) Software Asset Management
5 1 (16.67%) Compatibility Testing
5 1 (16.67%) SCCM

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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 1 (16.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Wireless
General
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (16.67%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (16.67%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) ITIL
1 2 (33.33%) ITSM
1 2 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (16.67%) Application Rationalisation
2 1 (16.67%) Asset Management
2 1 (16.67%) Compatibility Testing
2 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (16.67%) Customer Experience
2 1 (16.67%) Incident Management
2 1 (16.67%) Mobile Device Management
2 1 (16.67%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (16.67%) Software Asset Management
2 1 (16.67%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) MCP
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Dell
2 1 (16.67%) HP