Desktop Support Contracts in Wiltshire

Desktop Support
South West > Wiltshire

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Wiltshire is £145 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 84 60 63
Rank change year-on-year -24 +3 -8
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 7 35 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wiltshire 0.74% 3.18% 1.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% 3.38% 1.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 31 14
10th Percentile - - £130
25th Percentile £143 £200 £131
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £145 £204 £146
Median % change year-on-year -28.92% +39.49% -16.43%
75th Percentile £181 £250 £158
90th Percentile £201 £338 £236
South West median daily rate £190 £200 £183
% change year-on-year -5.00% +9.59% -3.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26.75 - £25.25
Median hourly rate £28.50 - £26.50
75th Percentile £30.25 - £27.75
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £28.50 £18.93 £24.50
% change year-on-year +50.53% -22.72% +48.48%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wiltshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Wiltshire. 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 Wiltshire with a recognized job title 860 1,036 854
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.10% 94.18% 94.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 641 863 618
10th Percentile £263 £350 £286
25th Percentile £460 £456 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £518
Median % change year-on-year - +6.18% +9.05%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £618
90th Percentile £725 £723 £675
South West median daily rate £520 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -0.95% +5.00% +9.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 16 23
10th Percentile - £40.63 £15.00
25th Percentile £14.25 £61.13 £25.25
Median hourly rate £20.75 £65.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -68.32% +19.09% +22.22%
75th Percentile £74.00 £77.50 £69.05
90th Percentile - £83.75 £69.81
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £47.00
% change year-on-year -15.38% +38.30% +10.59%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Wiltshire

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Wiltshire

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wiltshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Wiltshire

Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in Wiltshire

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 Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 1 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
Swindon +1 6 £145 -27.50%
Chippenham - 1 £203 -
Desktop Support
South West

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire

For the 6 months to 1 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 Wiltshire region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Onboarding
2 3 (42.86%) Windows
2 3 (42.86%) Pharmaceutical
2 3 (42.86%) Operations Management
2 3 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (42.86%) ServiceNow
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (28.57%) Infrastructure Management
3 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
3 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
3 2 (28.57%) Customer-Centric Approach
3 2 (28.57%) Customer-Centricity
4 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (14.29%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (14.29%) LAN
4 1 (14.29%) Firmware
4 1 (14.29%) Security Patching
4 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence

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

Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) LAN
1 1 (14.29%) Wi-Fi
General
1 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Onboarding
2 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 3 (42.86%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (42.86%) Operations Management
2 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
2 2 (28.57%) Customer-Centric Approach
2 2 (28.57%) Customer-Centricity
2 2 (28.57%) Infrastructure Management
2 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
3 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Security Patching
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) ServiceNow