Desktop Support Contracts in Cambridge

Desktop Support
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Cambridge is £193 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 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
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 29 19 34
Rank change year-on-year -10 +15 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 2 16 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge 1.05% 5.41% 1.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.14% 5.84% 1.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 13 2
10th Percentile £162 - £137
25th Percentile £173 £143 £141
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £193 £175 £153
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +14.75% -
75th Percentile £210 £195 £166
90th Percentile £219 - £170
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £225 £175 £175
% change year-on-year +28.57% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - - £16.50
25th Percentile - - £16.88
Median hourly rate - £17.50 £17.50
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate - £17.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year - - +34.62%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 175 274 302
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.62% 92.57% 91.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 105 186 189
10th Percentile £235 £185 £301
25th Percentile £363 £303 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +15.15%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £538
90th Percentile £665 £600 £588
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £450 £450 £439
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +9.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 17 17
10th Percentile £19.70 £15.80 £14.99
25th Percentile £25.00 £17.50 £16.25
Median hourly rate £52.50 £20.50 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year +156.10% -19.61% +14.20%
75th Percentile £66.50 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £75.00 - £69.25
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £16.30 £15.50 £13.50
% change year-on-year +5.16% +14.81% -

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Cambridge

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Cambridge

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Cambridge

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 23 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 Cambridge region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (100.00%) SCCM
2 1 (50.00%) Android
2 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (50.00%) Software Deployment
2 1 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
2 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (50.00%) Data Centre Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
2 1 (50.00%) Hardware Maintenance
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Inventory Management
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (50.00%) MCDST
2 1 (50.00%) Smartphone
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) A+ Certification
2 1 (50.00%) IIS
2 1 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) VoIP

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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 (50.00%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) VoIP
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (50.00%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Android
1 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre Operations
1 1 (50.00%) Hardware Maintenance
1 1 (50.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Software Deployment
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (50.00%) A+ Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) MCDST
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) SCCM
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft