Desktop Support Contract Job Trends in County Antrim

Desktop Support
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The median Desktop Support daily rate in County Antrim is £165, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 25 23
Rank change year-on-year -12 -2 +10
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 3 5 4
As % of all contract jobs in County Antrim 1.24% 3.05% 2.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.52% 3.36% 3.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 3
10th Percentile £152 - £132
25th Percentile £154 £148 £142
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £165 £155 £168
Median % change year-on-year +6.45% -7.46% -3.65%
75th Percentile £211 £163 £178
90th Percentile £235 - £178
Northern Ireland median daily rate £165 £155 £168
% change year-on-year +6.45% -7.46% -3.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 0
Median hourly rate - £24.18 -
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £13.77 £24.18 -
% change year-on-year -43.05% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
County Antrim

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in County Antrim. 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 County Antrim with a recognized job title 198 149 131
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 82.16% 90.85% 88.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 77 72
10th Percentile £206 £149 £157
25th Percentile £325 £183 £299
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £400
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +18.75% -20.00%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £536
90th Percentile £635 £626 £638
Northern Ireland median daily rate £494 £475 £400
% change year-on-year +3.95% +18.75% -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 16 9
10th Percentile £12.31 £21.19 £11.08
25th Percentile £13.57 £23.43 £13.23
Median hourly rate £15.19 £24.18 £13.91
Median % change year-on-year -37.18% +73.83% +29.55%
75th Percentile £16.50 £30.50 £16.00
90th Percentile £24.50 £42.00 £18.15
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £15.33 £23.37 £13.69
% change year-on-year -34.40% +70.77% +27.45%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

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 County Antrim.

Desktop Support job vacancy trend in County Antrim

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in County Antrim

Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Trend in County Antrim

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in County Antrim

Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in County Antrim

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 County Antrim region over the 6 months to 15 October 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
Belfast -10 3 £165 +6.45%
Desktop Support
Northern Ireland

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim

For the 6 months to 15 October 2025, 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 County Antrim region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Windows
3 1 (33.33%) Workflow Management
3 1 (33.33%) Marketing
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
3 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (33.33%) Service Management
3 1 (33.33%) ITSM
3 1 (33.33%) Electronics
3 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
3 1 (33.33%) Workflow
3 1 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 1 (33.33%) Migration
3 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
3 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (33.33%) SAP
3 1 (33.33%) A+ Certification
3 1 (33.33%) Onboarding

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Electronics
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) Marketing
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (33.33%) ITSM
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Workflow
2 1 (33.33%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) A+ Certification
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) SAP