Desktop Support Contract Job Trends in Bridgwater

Desktop Support
Somerset > Bridgwater

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Bridgwater is £220, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 3 7
Rank change year-on-year 0 +4 -6
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 5 5 3
As % of all contract jobs in Bridgwater 9.26% 50.00% 14.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.26% 55.56% 14.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 2
10th Percentile £206 - £147
25th Percentile £213 £213 £157
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £225 £178
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +26.76% +26.79%
75th Percentile - £238 £202
90th Percentile £231 - £214
Somerset median daily rate £250 £250 £178
% change year-on-year - +40.85% +25.66%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 54 9 21
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 90.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 3 19
10th Percentile £212 £203 £117
25th Percentile £220 £206 £127
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £283 £225 £145
Median % change year-on-year +25.56% +55.17% +1.75%
75th Percentile £304 £444 £350
90th Percentile - £568 £570
Somerset median daily rate £339 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -32.30% +11.11% -14.29%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Bridgwater

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bridgwater.

Desktop Support job vacancy trend in Bridgwater

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Trend in Bridgwater

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Bridgwater.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Bridgwater

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bridgwater

For the 6 months to 17 February 2026, Desktop Support contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bridgwater region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Windows 10
2 4 (80.00%) Antivirus Management
2 4 (80.00%) SharePoint
3 3 (60.00%) Apple iOS
3 3 (60.00%) Process Improvement
4 2 (40.00%) Inventory Management
4 2 (40.00%) VPN
5 1 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (20.00%) Logistics
5 1 (20.00%) McAfee
5 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (20.00%) SCCM
5 1 (20.00%) Starlink
5 1 (20.00%) Time Management

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bridgwater by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 4 (80.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) VPN
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) iPad
1 1 (20.00%) iPhone
1 1 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Windows 10
2 3 (60.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (80.00%) Antivirus Management
3 3 (60.00%) Process Improvement
4 2 (40.00%) Inventory Management
5 1 (20.00%) Logistics
5 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (20.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (20.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) McAfee
2 1 (20.00%) Starlink