Desktop Support Contracts in Gloucester

Desktop Support
Gloucestershire > Gloucester

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Gloucester is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 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
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 17 35 23
Rank change year-on-year +18 -12 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 6 2 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucester 7.50% 1.37% 4.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.11% 1.53% 4.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 5
10th Percentile - £205 £178
25th Percentile - £213 £179
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £225 £183
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +23.29% +30.36%
75th Percentile - £238 £186
90th Percentile - £245 £190
Gloucestershire median daily rate £225 £200 £183
% change year-on-year +12.50% +9.59% +30.36%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Gloucester

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Gloucester. 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 Gloucester with a recognized job title 74 131 150
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.50% 89.73% 99.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 97 105
10th Percentile £321 £288 £147
25th Percentile £425 £400 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £425
Median % change year-on-year - +23.53% -5.56%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £540
90th Percentile £706 £675 £625
Gloucestershire median daily rate £550 £550 £500
% change year-on-year - +10.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 5 0
10th Percentile £18.55 £19.10 -
25th Percentile £20.13 £31.25 -
Median hourly rate £21.00 £78.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -73.08% - -
75th Percentile £24.50 - -
90th Percentile £30.80 £85.20 -
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £40.00 £73.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -45.21% +143.33% -40.00%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucester

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Gloucester

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Gloucester

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Gloucester

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucester

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Gloucester

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucester

For the 6 months to 5 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 Gloucester region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Windows
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 6 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) PowerShell
2 4 (66.67%) Windows 7
2 4 (66.67%) Performance Monitoring
2 4 (66.67%) Line Management
2 4 (66.67%) Patch Management
2 4 (66.67%) Windows 10
2 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (66.67%) Antivirus Management
2 4 (66.67%) Preventative Maintenance
2 4 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 4 (66.67%) CMDB
2 4 (66.67%) SCCM
2 4 (66.67%) Management Information System
2 4 (66.67%) Information Security
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 4 (66.67%) Active Directory

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucester 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 6 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) CMDB
1 4 (66.67%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (66.67%) Windows 10
2 4 (66.67%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Antivirus Management
1 4 (66.67%) Information Security
1 4 (66.67%) Line Management
1 4 (66.67%) Patch Management
1 4 (66.67%) Performance Monitoring
1 4 (66.67%) Preventative Maintenance
1 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (66.67%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (66.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (66.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft