Desktop Support Contracts in Huddersfield

Desktop Support
West Yorkshire > Huddersfield

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Huddersfield is £165, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 August 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
26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Huddersfield 6.67% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 12.50% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £158 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £165 - -
75th Percentile £173 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £235 - £235
% change year-on-year - - +9.30%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Huddersfield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Huddersfield. 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 Huddersfield with a recognized job title 8 6 20
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 53.33% 85.71% 95.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 4 14
10th Percentile £300 £396 £358
25th Percentile £513 £447 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £438
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +14.29% +25.00%
75th Percentile £538 £506 £506
90th Percentile £560 £518 £539
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Huddersfield

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Huddersfield

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Trend in Huddersfield

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Huddersfield

Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Huddersfield

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Huddersfield

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Huddersfield

For the 6 months to 26 August 2025, 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 Huddersfield region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Huddersfield 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
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory