Desktop Support Contracts in Ipswich

Desktop Support
Suffolk > Ipswich

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Ipswich is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 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
17 Aug 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 - 25
Rank change year-on-year - - -2
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 3 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Ipswich 8.11% - 1.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.33% - 1.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £130 - -
25th Percentile £156 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Suffolk median daily rate £200 £220 £200
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -14.89%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Ipswich

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Ipswich. 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 Ipswich with a recognized job title 36 37 110
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.30% 100.00% 99.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 24 97
10th Percentile £182 £105 £383
25th Percentile £203 £183 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £310 £341 £600
Median % change year-on-year -8.96% -43.25% -
75th Percentile £500 £528 £700
90th Percentile £560 £546 £745
Suffolk median daily rate £350 £235 £525
% change year-on-year +48.94% -55.24% -8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 10 1
Median hourly rate £17.79 £14.60 £20.56
Median % change year-on-year +21.85% -28.99% -17.76%
Suffolk median hourly rate £17.79 £47.50 £17.78
% change year-on-year -62.55% +167.15% -15.13%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Ipswich

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Ipswich

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Ipswich

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Ipswich

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Ipswich

For the 6 months to 17 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 Ipswich region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (66.67%) Windows
2 2 (66.67%) Legal
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) PowerShell
3 1 (33.33%) Test Automation
3 1 (33.33%) Marketing
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
3 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Electronics
3 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
3 1 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (33.33%) SAP
3 1 (33.33%) Public Sector

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Ipswich 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 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Legal
3 1 (33.33%) Electronics
3 1 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 1 (33.33%) Marketing
3 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) SAP
3 Desktop Support jobs in Suffolk