Desktop Support Contracts in Edinburgh

Desktop Support
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Edinburgh is £203 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 May 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
2 May 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 67 84 113
Rank change year-on-year +17 +29 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 6 32 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.73% 2.47% 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.77% 2.58% 0.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 27 5
10th Percentile £195 - £151
25th Percentile £198 £160 £160
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £203 £255 £182
Median % change year-on-year -20.59% +40.11% +45.60%
75th Percentile £218 £280 £325
90th Percentile £218 £290 -
Scotland median daily rate £180 £223 £160
% change year-on-year -19.10% +39.06% +28.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £18.03 - -
25th Percentile £18.07 - £20.75
Median hourly rate £18.14 - £21.50
75th Percentile £18.20 - £22.25
90th Percentile £18.24 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £18.14 - £20.75
% change year-on-year - - +66.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 784 1,240 1,872
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.38% 95.53% 96.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 443 880 1,281
10th Percentile £207 £238 £230
25th Percentile £400 £405 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £547 £563
90th Percentile £663 £625 £638
Scotland median daily rate £475 £475 £455
% change year-on-year - +4.40% +7.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 12 21
10th Percentile £16.00 £13.62 £14.55
25th Percentile £17.11 £17.72 £17.50
Median hourly rate £50.00 £21.26 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +135.18% -18.23% -54.78%
75th Percentile £60.75 £53.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £66.00 £54.43 £53.75
Scotland median hourly rate £24.29 £22.13 £26.85
% change year-on-year +9.79% -17.60% -30.71%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Edinburgh

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Edinburgh

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Edinburgh

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 2 May 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 Edinburgh region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 4 (66.67%) Windows 10
3 3 (50.00%) Windows 7
3 3 (50.00%) Break/Fix
3 3 (50.00%) Cisco
3 3 (50.00%) Customer Service
3 3 (50.00%) ITIL
3 3 (50.00%) SCCM
3 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (50.00%) Service Delivery
3 3 (50.00%) Active Directory
3 3 (50.00%) A+ Certification
3 3 (50.00%) DHCP
3 3 (50.00%) VPN
3 3 (50.00%) DNS
4 2 (33.33%) Mac OS X
4 2 (33.33%) Apple
4 2 (33.33%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (16.67%) Data Centre
5 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
5 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
5 1 (16.67%) SLA

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

Applications
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 3 (50.00%) DHCP
1 3 (50.00%) DNS
1 3 (50.00%) VPN
2 2 (33.33%) Remote Desktop
General
1 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
1 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (66.67%) Windows 10
3 3 (50.00%) Windows 7
4 2 (33.33%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Break/Fix
1 3 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (50.00%) ITIL
1 3 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) A+ Certification
2 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (50.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 3 (50.00%) Cisco
3 2 (33.33%) Apple
13 Desktop Support jobs in Scotland