Desktop Support Specialist Contracts in England

Desktop Support Specialist
UK > England

As of 27 August 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Desktop Support Specialist daily rate in England.

6 months to
27 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 507 529 617
Rank change year-on-year +22 +88 +168
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Specialist 4 4 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.014% 0.012% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.016% 0.013% 0.017%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £240
25th Percentile - - £286
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £393
Median % change year-on-year - - +57.00%
75th Percentile - - £531
90th Percentile - - £595
UK median daily rate - - £393
% change year-on-year - - +57.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £17.46
UK median hourly rate - - £17.46

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 25,261 30,872 41,283
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.52% 92.97% 94.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,295 19,926 29,049
10th Percentile £281 £300 £306
25th Percentile £400 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% -1.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,382 1,691 1,334
10th Percentile £13.65 £14.16 £15.22
25th Percentile £17.34 £20.50 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £43.85
Median % change year-on-year -44.11% +2.63% +68.64%
75th Percentile £55.00 £66.61 £65.00
90th Percentile £72.73 £75.00 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £43.63
% change year-on-year -41.51% -1.44% +67.81%

Desktop Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Specialist in England

Desktop Support Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Specialist job vacancies in England

Desktop Support Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Specialist job vacancies in England

Desktop Support Specialist
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 27 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +25 2 - - 2
North East - 2 - - 1
North of England - 2 - - 1
Desktop Support Specialist
UK

Desktop Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 27 August 2025, Desktop Support Specialist 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 England region featuring Desktop Support Specialist in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 4 (100.00%) Service Management
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 4 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 4 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 4 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 4 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
1 4 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills

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

Application Platforms
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (100.00%) OneDrive
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 4 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 4 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 4 (100.00%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 4 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop