1st/2nd Line Desktop Support Contract Job Trends in Fareham

1st/2nd Line Desktop Support
Hampshire > Fareham

The median 1st/2nd Line Desktop Support daily rate in Fareham is £180, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2026.

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

 6 months to
3 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Desktop Support 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Fareham 0.91% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.98% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £170 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £180 - -
75th Percentile £190 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £180 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Fareham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Fareham. 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 Fareham with a recognized job title 102 22 17
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.73% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 17 5
10th Percentile £395 £256 £366
25th Percentile £463 £263 £372
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £436 £375
Median % change year-on-year +20.41% +16.27% -18.92%
75th Percentile £538 £458 £575
90th Percentile £588 £564 £620
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £537 £575
% change year-on-year +2.37% -6.57% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 1 5
10th Percentile £12.94 - -
25th Percentile £13.45 £15.25 -
Median hourly rate £16.34 £15.50 £13.05
Median % change year-on-year +5.39% +18.77% -29.46%
75th Percentile £32.77 £15.75 -
90th Percentile £48.50 - £14.82
Hampshire median hourly rate £45.29 £55.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year -17.65% -4.10% +9.24%

1st/2nd Line Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Fareham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '1st/2nd Line Desktop Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Fareham.

1st/2nd Line Desktop Support job vacancy trend in Fareham

1st/2nd Line Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fareham

For the 6 months to 3 May 2026, 1st/2nd Line 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 Fareham region featuring 1st/2nd Line Desktop Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) RBAC
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

1st/2nd Line Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fareham 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 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) RBAC
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft