Desktop Support Contract Job Trends in Cornwall

Desktop Support
South West > Cornwall

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Cornwall is £158, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cornwall 9.09% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 16.67% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £154 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £158 - -
75th Percentile £161 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £225 £195 £199
% change year-on-year +15.38% -1.89% -0.63%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Cornwall

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cornwall. 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 Cornwall with a recognized job title 6 25 18
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 54.55% 86.21% 94.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 17 14
10th Percentile £180 - £166
25th Percentile £220 £150 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £200 £263
Median % change year-on-year +150.00% -23.81% +75.00%
75th Percentile £538 £250 £356
90th Percentile £598 £533 £458
South West median daily rate £500 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% +0.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £29.13
25th Percentile - - £51.77
Median hourly rate - £67.02 £92.02
Median % change year-on-year - -27.16% -
75th Percentile - - £134.76
90th Percentile - - £158.90
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £61.50
% change year-on-year -62.74% +9.76% +13.89%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Cornwall

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Cornwall

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Trend in Cornwall

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

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

Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Cornwall

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Cornwall.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Cornwall

Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in Cornwall

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the Cornwall region over the 6 months to 30 August 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Helston - 1 £158 -
Desktop Support
South West

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cornwall

For the 6 months to 30 August 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 Cornwall region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow Management
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

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

General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP