Desktop Support
UK
The median Desktop Support daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 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 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 296 | 294 | 347 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +53 | +111 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support | 320 | 521 | 665 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.74% | 0.90% | 0.76% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.80% | 0.95% | 0.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 238 | 373 | 461 |
| 10th Percentile | £125 | £140 | £126 |
| 25th Percentile | £143 | £163 | £145 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £203 | £188 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.32% | +8.10% | +10.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £220 | £250 | £228 |
| 90th Percentile | £275 | £300 | £263 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £200 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +14.29% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 32 | 44 | 66 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.33 | £15.30 | £15.27 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £17.97 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £23.25 | £19.11 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.68% | +21.68% | +13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.44 | £25.71 | £22.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.25 | £27.84 | £26.38 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £20.00 | £18.75 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +4.17% | +6.76% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 39,991 | 54,978 | 83,963 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.74% | 94.64% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,011 | 38,395 | 59,001 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,675 | 1,545 | 2,052 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.28 | £19.25 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.65 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.56% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.74 | £76.40 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +117.73% | +2.74% |
Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support.
Desktop Support
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support.
Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Desktop Support over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
Desktop Support
Top 17 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 8 May 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 |
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| England | -14 | 284 | £200 | -1.96% | 58 |
| UK excluding London | -31 | 179 | £200 | - | 42 |
| London | +60 | 140 | £200 | -6.98% | 27 |
| South East | -15 | 60 | £205 | - | 7 |
| Work from Home | +71 | 34 | £190 | -15.56% | 7 |
| South West | -12 | 30 | £190 | -5.00% | 11 |
| North of England | +12 | 27 | £160 | -24.71% | 3 |
| Scotland | +26 | 24 | £180 | -19.10% | 11 |
| North West | +25 | 16 | £140 | -30.00% | 1 |
| Midlands | +11 | 14 | £178 | +7.58% | 3 |
| East of England | -23 | 13 | £175 | -7.89% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 9 | £190 | +15.15% | |
| Wales | +12 | 8 | £135 | -28.00% | |
| North East | +14 | 6 | £190 | -10.59% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 5 | £122 | -26.06% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 5 | £195 | -11.36% | |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 3 | £140 | -32.53% | 1 |
Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 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 featuring Desktop Support in the job title.
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Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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