Desktop Support Contracts in Devon

Desktop Support
South West > Devon

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Devon is £160 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 34 36 36
Rank change year-on-year +2 0 -6
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 2 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Devon 0.71% 0.49% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.74% 0.55% 0.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £145 - -
25th Percentile £150 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £160 £250 -
Median % change year-on-year -35.90% - -
75th Percentile £169 - -
90th Percentile £175 - -
South West median daily rate £190 £200 £180
% change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £15.50
Median hourly rate - - £16.00
75th Percentile - - £16.50
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £28.50 £18.93 £25.00
% change year-on-year +50.53% -24.27% +51.52%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Devon

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Devon. 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 Devon with a recognized job title 271 183 227
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.76% 88.83% 95.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 186 149 170
10th Percentile £150 £131 £167
25th Percentile £273 £288 £287
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £408
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +10.29% -18.40%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £590
90th Percentile £600 £675 £666
South West median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 7 8
10th Percentile £10.42 £40.20 £15.01
25th Percentile £23.63 £55.00 £16.75
Median hourly rate £40.00 £60.00 £20.66
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +190.42% +11.68%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.50 £41.56
90th Percentile £70.00 £76.00 £48.75
South West median hourly rate £48.29 £65.00 £45.20
% change year-on-year -25.71% +43.81% +6.35%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Devon

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Devon

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Devon

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Devon

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Devon

Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in Devon

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 Devon region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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
Plymouth +2 1 £143 -43.00%
Desktop Support
South West

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon

For the 6 months to 19 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 Devon region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) SLA
2 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) SCCM
2 1 (50.00%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
2 1 (50.00%) WebEx
2 1 (50.00%) Ticket Management
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving

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

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) WebEx
General
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) SCCM