Desktop Support Contracts in Aberdeen

Desktop Support
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Aberdeen is £150 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 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
16 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 9 6
Rank change year-on-year +4 -3 -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 5 1 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Aberdeen 18.52% 3.23% 9.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 18.52% 3.23% 9.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £213 £120
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 £225 £130
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +73.08% -
75th Percentile £155 £238 £156
90th Percentile £158 - £166
Scotland median daily rate £151 £225 £150
% change year-on-year -33.00% +50.00% +20.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Aberdeen

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 27 31 31
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 96.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 16 23
10th Percentile £155 - £120
25th Percentile £256 £130 £130
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £431 £250
Median % change year-on-year -7.25% +72.50% -50.00%
75th Percentile £591 £538 £454
90th Percentile £634 £594 £530
Scotland median daily rate £475 £475 £450
% change year-on-year - +5.56% +6.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £16.49
Median hourly rate £17.00 £17.72 £16.83
Median % change year-on-year -4.06% +5.32% -
75th Percentile - - £17.16
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate £35.00 £22.13 £25.82
% change year-on-year +58.19% -14.29% -35.46%

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 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen

For the 6 months to 16 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 Aberdeen region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Asset Management
1 3 (60.00%) Service Delivery
1 3 (60.00%) Manufacturing
1 3 (60.00%) Unified Communications
1 3 (60.00%) Telepresence
1 3 (60.00%) Internet
1 3 (60.00%) Operational Technology
2 2 (40.00%) Runbook
2 2 (40.00%) 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) Internet
1 3 (60.00%) Telepresence
1 3 (60.00%) Unified Communications
General
1 3 (60.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Asset Management
1 3 (60.00%) Service Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Runbook