Desktop Support Contracts in Leeds

Desktop Support
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Leeds is £195 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 69 75 99
Rank change year-on-year +6 +24 -21
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 1 13 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds 0.13% 0.98% 0.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 1.00% 0.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 9 6
10th Percentile - £149 £135
25th Percentile £188 £155 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £195 £250 £238
Median % change year-on-year -22.00% +5.26% +90.00%
75th Percentile £203 £260 £258
90th Percentile - £278 £270
West Yorkshire median daily rate £195 £230 £200
% change year-on-year -15.22% +15.00% +58.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £14.00 -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate - £14.00 £16.83
% change year-on-year - -16.79% -18.92%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 729 1,298 1,560
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.93% 97.89% 97.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 453 949 1,139
10th Percentile £300 £350 £275
25th Percentile £413 £453 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% +7.50% +8.11%
75th Percentile £588 £618 £575
90th Percentile £675 £700 £650
West Yorkshire median daily rate £490 £525 £494
% change year-on-year -6.67% +6.33% +9.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 13 23
10th Percentile £11.30 £12.75 £15.45
25th Percentile £11.88 £17.24 £18.00
Median hourly rate £12.53 £54.00 £22.40
Median % change year-on-year -76.80% +141.07% +3.04%
75th Percentile £15.25 £70.00 £26.50
90th Percentile £18.27 - £28.45
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £15.17 £32.50 £17.18
% change year-on-year -53.32% +89.23% -21.00%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Leeds

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Leeds

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Leeds

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds

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 Leeds region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft