Desktop Support Technician Contracts in England

Desktop Support Technician
UK > England

The median Desktop Support Technician daily rate in England is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 June 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 485 547 613
Rank change year-on-year +62 +66 +143
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Technician 1 12 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.004% 0.032% 0.042%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.035% 0.045%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 11 17
10th Percentile - - £108
25th Percentile - £123 £115
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £128 £215
Median % change year-on-year +56.86% -40.70% +13.16%
75th Percentile - £134 £230
90th Percentile - £144 £250
UK median daily rate £200 £128 £220
% change year-on-year +56.86% -42.05% +15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £16.00 -
UK median hourly rate £13.77 £16.00 -
% change year-on-year -13.94% - -

All Contract 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.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 23,170 34,772 44,476
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.26% 92.87% 94.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,220 22,729 31,567
10th Percentile £293 £293 £313
25th Percentile £405 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £634 £638 £663
90th Percentile £750 £750 £763
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +1.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,044 2,631 1,333
10th Percentile £13.90 £12.86 £14.27
25th Percentile £17.95 £16.58 £19.51
Median hourly rate £28.75 £39.50 £43.63
Median % change year-on-year -27.22% -9.47% +74.52%
75th Percentile £57.52 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £74.50 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £27.13 £37.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year -27.67% -12.79% +68.63%

Desktop Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Technician in England

Desktop Support Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support Technician in England

Desktop Support Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support Technician in England

Desktop Support Technician
Contract 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 Technician within the England region over the 6 months to 25 June 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
North of England +17 1 £200 +56.86% 5
Yorkshire - 1 £200 - 5
Desktop Support Technician
UK

Desktop Support Technician Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 25 June 2025, Desktop Support Technician 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 Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Spiceworks
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service

Desktop Support Technician 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Spiceworks