Desktop Support Contract Job Trends in East London

Desktop Support
London > East London

The median Desktop Support daily rate in East London is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 June 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - 35
Rank change year-on-year - - -3
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in East London 2.65% - 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.88% - 0.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £154 - -
25th Percentile £168 - £123
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - £125
Median % change year-on-year - - -16.67%
75th Percentile £224 - £128
90th Percentile £232 - -
London median daily rate £223 £221 £190
% change year-on-year +0.79% +16.18% -7.32%

All Contract IT Job Roles
East London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in East London. 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 East London with a recognized job title 104 100 185
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.04% 86.96% 89.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 88 79 158
10th Percentile £188 £297 £284
25th Percentile £348 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £540 £521
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +3.60% -1.93%
75th Percentile £640 £586 £625
90th Percentile £775 £675 £755
London median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 7 16
10th Percentile £19.90 £18.00 £11.95
25th Percentile £20.96 £26.63 £12.84
Median hourly rate £23.47 £32.00 £22.25
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +43.82% -18.99%
75th Percentile £26.62 £38.50 £25.66
90th Percentile £28.07 £49.00 £37.38
London median hourly rate £40.48 £32.89 £27.50
% change year-on-year +23.08% +19.60% -26.51%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in East London

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 East London.

Desktop Support job vacancy trend in East London

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Trend in East London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in East London

Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Trend in East London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in East London

Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in East London

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 East London region over the 6 months to 29 June 2026. 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
Havering - 1 £225 -
Desktop Support
London

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East London

For the 6 months to 29 June 2026, 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 East London region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) A+ Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (33.33%) Apple
2 1 (33.33%) Apple iOS
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience
2 1 (33.33%) Google
2 1 (33.33%) Google Workspace
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) Mac OS
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow
2 1 (33.33%) Ticket Management
2 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
2 1 (33.33%) Wireless

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East London 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Google Workspace
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Wireless
General
1 1 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (33.33%) iPhone
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Apple iOS
2 1 (33.33%) Mac OS
2 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience
1 1 (33.33%) ITIL
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) A+ Certification
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Apple
1 1 (33.33%) Google
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow