Desktop Support
UK
The median Desktop Support daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 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 17 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 292 | 301 | 334 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +33 | +109 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support | 336 | 522 | 703 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.77% | 0.86% | 0.78% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.83% | 0.91% | 0.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 243 | 379 | 481 |
| 10th Percentile | £123 | £140 | £123 |
| 25th Percentile | £143 | £160 | £143 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £200 | £180 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £225 | £250 | £228 |
| 90th Percentile | £320 | £293 | £260 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £200 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +14.29% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 31 | 44 | 76 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.25 | £14.42 | £15.27 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.60 | £17.97 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £21.50 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.33% | +7.50% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.36 | £25.71 | £23.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.25 | £27.84 | £25.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £20.00 | £19.28 | £18.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.73% | +2.83% | +8.70% |
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 | 40,563 | 57,633 | 85,848 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.56% | 95.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,521 | 40,186 | 60,274 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £310 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £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 | £745 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £493 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,603 | 1,618 | 2,130 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.37 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £19.25 | £15.37 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £44.06 | £22.94 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.55% | +92.04% | -0.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.43 | £75.50 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.65 | £42.08 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.28% | +115.78% | +2.63% |
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 17 April 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 17 April 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 17 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 |
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| England | +26 | 306 | £200 | - | 59 |
| UK excluding London | -49 | 186 | £200 | - | 40 |
| London | +95 | 149 | £200 | -6.98% | 32 |
| South East | +9 | 74 | £210 | +2.44% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +79 | 42 | £190 | -15.56% | 7 |
| South West | -8 | 30 | £190 | -5.00% | 7 |
| North of England | +11 | 28 | £160 | -20.00% | 5 |
| Scotland | +22 | 18 | £151 | -33.00% | 13 |
| North West | +25 | 17 | £140 | -24.32% | 4 |
| Midlands | +20 | 15 | £190 | +11.76% | 3 |
| East of England | -21 | 11 | £175 | -7.89% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 10 | £190 | +11.76% | 1 |
| Wales | +9 | 8 | £135 | -28.95% | |
| North East | +22 | 6 | £190 | -10.59% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 5 | £122 | -26.06% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 5 | £195 | +4.70% | |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 3 | £140 | -32.53% | 1 |
Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 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 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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