Desktop Support
Berkshire > Reading
The median Desktop Support daily rate in Reading is £215 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 76 | 88 | 75 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | -13 | -11 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support | 21 | 2 | 23 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading | 1.77% | 0.19% | 1.70% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.90% | 0.20% | 1.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 1 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | - | £123 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £215 | £150 | £135 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +43.33% | +11.11% | -22.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £218 | - | £159 |
| 90th Percentile | £222 | - | £169 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £215 | £165 | £135 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.30% | +22.22% | -10.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Reading
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title | 1,105 | 983 | 1,296 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.01% | 95.72% | 95.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 632 | 662 | 882 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £363 | £187 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £456 | £390 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £542 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.45% | +10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £655 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £721 | £656 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £513 | £525 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.38% | +6.06% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 51 | 23 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.00 | £45.50 | £12.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.90 | £53.00 | £17.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.60 | £65.00 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.23% | +150.00% | -40.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.66 | £74.40 | £32.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.46 | £79.19 | £33.50 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £58.65 | £56.89 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.10% | +170.88% | -1.29% |
Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings that featured Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in Reading.
Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in Reading.
Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 3 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 Reading region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.
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Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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: