Desktop Support Contracts in Shropshire

Desktop Support
West Midlands > Shropshire

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Shropshire is £213 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 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
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 24 60 94
Rank change year-on-year +36 +34 -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 2 2 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Shropshire 1.56% 1.08% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.80% 1.20% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £181 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £213 £145 -
Median % change year-on-year +46.55% - -
75th Percentile £244 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £190 £170 £191
% change year-on-year +11.76% -11.11% +19.53%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Shropshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Shropshire. 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 Shropshire with a recognized job title 111 166 612
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.72% 89.25% 96.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 128 426
10th Percentile £260 £401 £396
25th Percentile £378 £450 £432
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £513
Median % change year-on-year -7.06% +4.98% +26.54%
75th Percentile £536 £546 £575
90th Percentile £538 £596 £641
West Midlands median daily rate £485 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -3.00% +5.26% +17.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 4
10th Percentile £14.94 - £11.33
25th Percentile - £52.50 £11.44
Median hourly rate £15.00 £55.00 £13.00
Median % change year-on-year -72.73% +323.08% -
75th Percentile - £57.50 £16.13
90th Percentile - - £17.70
West Midlands median hourly rate £22.50 £19.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year +18.42% +11.76% +6.25%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Shropshire

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Shropshire

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Shropshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Shropshire

Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in Shropshire

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 Shropshire region over the 6 months to 23 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
Oswestry - 1 £213 -
Desktop Support
West Midlands

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Shropshire

For the 6 months to 23 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 Shropshire region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Shropshire 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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft