Desktop Support Contracts in the North of England

Desktop Support
England > North of England

The median Desktop Support daily rate in the North of England is £160 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 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
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 156 174 158
Rank change year-on-year +18 -16 +2
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 29 46 76
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.61% 0.79% 1.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% 0.83% 1.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 28 53
10th Percentile £126 £148 £117
25th Percentile £140 £164 £126
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £160 £206 £165
Median % change year-on-year -22.42% +25.00% +13.79%
75th Percentile £195 £232 £200
90th Percentile £203 £265 £258
England median daily rate £201 £203 £190
% change year-on-year -0.71% +6.67% +10.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 8
10th Percentile £20.63 £12.39 £15.75
25th Percentile £21.56 £12.98 £15.94
Median hourly rate £23.75 £14.66 £18.57
Median % change year-on-year +62.01% -21.03% +1.73%
75th Percentile £26.56 £22.38 £23.58
90th Percentile £27.88 £26.20 £25.25
England median hourly rate £21.00 £23.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year -8.70% +21.05% +7.04%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 4,441 5,553 6,972
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.14% 95.27% 96.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,789 3,920 5,127
10th Percentile £263 £285 £200
25th Percentile £385 £413 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £580 £600 £550
90th Percentile £673 £680 £638
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 394 162 292
10th Percentile £11.02 £13.96 £11.00
25th Percentile £12.53 £18.82 £14.00
Median hourly rate £19.34 £30.54 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year -36.67% +65.08% +3.35%
75th Percentile £45.97 £49.40 £31.00
90th Percentile £60.00 £65.68 £49.98
England median hourly rate £36.31 £45.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -19.32% +100.00% +0.36%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in the North of England

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in the North of England

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support in the North of England over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Desktop Support in the North of England

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in the North of England

Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the North of England region over the 6 months to 30 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
North West +23 18 £140 -30.00% 2
North East +18 6 £190 -10.59% 1
Yorkshire +10 5 £195 -7.14%
Desktop Support
England

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 30 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 North of England region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 21 (72.41%) Windows
2 19 (65.52%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (58.62%) Active Directory
4 11 (37.93%) Microsoft
5 9 (31.03%) Microsoft Office
6 7 (24.14%) SCCM
7 6 (20.69%) Service Management
7 6 (20.69%) Windows 10
8 5 (17.24%) Social Skills
9 4 (13.79%) Mac OS
9 4 (13.79%) Degree
9 4 (13.79%) EPoS
9 4 (13.79%) ITIL
9 4 (13.79%) Microsoft Exchange
9 4 (13.79%) B2B
9 4 (13.79%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (13.79%) Customer Service
9 4 (13.79%) Driving Licence
10 3 (10.34%) Asset Management
10 3 (10.34%) Patch Management
10 3 (10.34%) Windows Server
10 3 (10.34%) Apple iOS
10 3 (10.34%) ServiceNow
10 3 (10.34%) Analytical Skills
10 3 (10.34%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (10.34%) Aviation
10 3 (10.34%) Customer Experience
10 3 (10.34%) SLA
10 3 (10.34%) Apple
10 3 (10.34%) Finance

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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 4 (13.79%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (31.03%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (3.45%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 19 (65.52%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (6.90%) Azure
2 2 (6.90%) Entra ID
2 2 (6.90%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.90%) Firewall
2 1 (3.45%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.90%) SQL Server
General
1 5 (17.24%) Social Skills
2 3 (10.34%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (10.34%) Aviation
2 3 (10.34%) Finance
2 3 (10.34%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (6.90%) Banking
3 2 (6.90%) Public Sector
4 1 (3.45%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (3.45%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.79%) Driving Licence
1 4 (13.79%) EPoS
2 3 (10.34%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (3.45%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 21 (72.41%) Windows
2 6 (20.69%) Windows 10
3 4 (13.79%) Mac OS
4 3 (10.34%) Apple iOS
4 3 (10.34%) Windows Server
5 2 (6.90%) Windows 7
6 1 (3.45%) Android
6 1 (3.45%) Windows 8
6 1 (3.45%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (20.69%) Service Management
2 4 (13.79%) B2B
2 4 (13.79%) Customer Service
2 4 (13.79%) ITIL
3 3 (10.34%) Asset Management
3 3 (10.34%) Customer Experience
3 3 (10.34%) Patch Management
3 3 (10.34%) Software Deployment
4 2 (6.90%) Customer Requirements
4 2 (6.90%) Inventory Management
4 2 (6.90%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (3.45%) Business Case
5 1 (3.45%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (3.45%) Customer-Centric Approach
5 1 (3.45%) Customer-Centricity
5 1 (3.45%) Infrastructure Management
5 1 (3.45%) Mobile Device Management
5 1 (3.45%) Project Delivery
5 1 (3.45%) Roadmaps
5 1 (3.45%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.45%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (13.79%) Degree
1 4 (13.79%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (6.90%) A+ Certification
3 1 (3.45%) DBS Check
3 1 (3.45%) MCP
3 1 (3.45%) MCSA
3 1 (3.45%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.34%) SLA
System Software
1 17 (58.62%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (24.14%) SCCM
2 3 (10.34%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (6.90%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (3.45%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (3.45%) SCOM
Vendors
1 11 (37.93%) Microsoft
2 3 (10.34%) Apple
2 3 (10.34%) ServiceNow
3 1 (3.45%) Dell