Desktop Support Contracts in Aberdeen

Desktop Support
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Aberdeen is £168, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 June 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 - 10
Rank change year-on-year - - -5
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Aberdeen 4.00% - 2.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.17% - 2.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £159 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £168 - -
75th Percentile £176 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £200 £200 £255
% change year-on-year - -21.57% +54.55%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Aberdeen

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Aberdeen. 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 Aberdeen with a recognized job title 24 25 37
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.00% 100.00% 97.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 19 24
10th Percentile £167 £256 £130
25th Percentile £275 £347 £156
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £425 £198
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +115.19% -48.03%
75th Percentile £488 £581 £491
90th Percentile £615 £632 £547
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +1.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 2
10th Percentile - £17.93 £17.26
25th Percentile - £19.31 £17.34
Median hourly rate £25.15 £21.75 £17.47
Median % change year-on-year +15.63% +24.53% -1.44%
75th Percentile - £24.31 £17.59
90th Percentile - £25.78 £17.67
Scotland median hourly rate £18.51 £19.50 £18.50
% change year-on-year -5.08% +5.41% -50.57%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Aberdeen

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Aberdeen

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Aberdeen

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Aberdeen

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Aberdeen

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen

For the 6 months to 2 June 2025, 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 Aberdeen region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow Management
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

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

General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP