Desktop Support Contracts in Bridgwater

Desktop Support
Somerset > Bridgwater

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Desktop Support daily rate in Bridgwater.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 6 1
Rank change year-on-year +2 -5 +4
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 1 3 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bridgwater 12.50% 10.00% 42.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.67% 10.34% 42.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £140
Median % change year-on-year - - -33.33%
75th Percentile - - £142
90th Percentile - - £143
Somerset median daily rate - £250 £166
% change year-on-year - +50.38% -13.64%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bridgwater

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bridgwater. 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 Bridgwater with a recognized job title 6 29 7
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 75.00% 96.67% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 21 5
10th Percentile £274 £120 -
25th Percentile £310 £135 £140
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £370 £325 £143
Median % change year-on-year +13.85% +128.07% -50.43%
75th Percentile £510 £475 £571
90th Percentile £594 £570 £611
Somerset median daily rate £525 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +16.67% -5.26% +5.56%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Bridgwater

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Bridgwater

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bridgwater

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Bridgwater

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bridgwater

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

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
1 1 (100.00%) Application Packaging
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Network Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Server Management
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Application Packaging
1 1 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Network Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Server Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Deployment
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory