Desktop Support Contracts in Bristol

Desktop Support
South West > Bristol

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Bristol is £190 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 72 80 76
Rank change year-on-year +8 -4 -10
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 6 18 28
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 0.58% 1.43% 1.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.61% 1.58% 2.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 11 16
10th Percentile £128 - £148
25th Percentile £185 - £152
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £200 £200
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £195 £220 £223
90th Percentile - £250 £243
South West median daily rate £190 £200 £180
% change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 8
10th Percentile - £13.10 £17.20
25th Percentile - £14.39 £18.49
Median hourly rate - £16.94 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year - -30.88% -
75th Percentile - £23.16 £25.00
90th Percentile - £26.67 -
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
Bristol

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 990 1,138 1,352
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.01% 90.17% 95.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 540 808 924
10th Percentile £249 £300 £267
25th Percentile £363 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £511 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.20% +2.25% +17.65%
75th Percentile £613 £630 £575
90th Percentile £688 £713 £650
South West median daily rate £520 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -0.95% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 210 146 114
10th Percentile £36.25 £32.76 -
25th Percentile £45.00 £57.25 £15.90
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.50 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.76% +55.95% -1.18%
75th Percentile £74.27 £75.00 £63.60
90th Percentile £85.00 £86.13 £65.53
South West median hourly rate £53.00 £65.00 £47.00
% change year-on-year -18.46% +38.30% +9.30%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Bristol

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Bristol

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Bristol

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 27 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 Bristol region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (50.00%) SCCM
3 3 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (50.00%) Windows 10
4 2 (33.33%) Security Patching
4 2 (33.33%) LAN
5 1 (16.67%) Cisco
5 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (16.67%) Apple
5 1 (16.67%) Wireless
5 1 (16.67%) Migration
5 1 (16.67%) Smartphone
5 1 (16.67%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (16.67%) Structured Cabling
5 1 (16.67%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
5 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (16.67%) Azure

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (16.67%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (33.33%) LAN
3 1 (16.67%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (16.67%) Structured Cabling
3 1 (16.67%) Wireless
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (50.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Security Patching
2 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
2 1 (16.67%) Migration
2 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
Systems Management
1 3 (50.00%) SCCM
2 1 (16.67%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Apple
2 1 (16.67%) Cisco