Desktop Support
East Midlands > Leicestershire
The median Desktop Support daily rate in Leicestershire is £195, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 July 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 18 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 22 | - | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +4 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicestershire | 0.78% | - | 0.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.97% | - | 0.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £188 | - | £209 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £195 | - | £218 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £203 | - | £226 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £171 | £275 | £215 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.82% | +27.91% | -1.15% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leicestershire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title | 103 | 129 | 172 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 80.47% | 91.49% | 96.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 70 | 90 | 140 |
| 10th Percentile | £129 | £157 | £160 |
| 25th Percentile | £182 | £307 | £333 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £394 | £449 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.31% | +5.65% | +5.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £564 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £590 | £625 | £645 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £415 | £435 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.60% | -8.42% | +6.15% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.03 | £16.05 | £13.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.81 | £22.50 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.75 | £25.00 | £20.32 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.00% | +23.03% | +9.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.38 | £27.50 | £21.58 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.85 | £28.25 | £22.12 |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £23.00 | £18.00 | £22.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.78% | -20.88% | +13.75% |
Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire
Job postings that featured Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.
Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in Leicestershire.
Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in Leicestershire.
Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 18 July 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Harborough | - | 1 | £195 | - | |
| Desktop Support East Midlands |
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Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire
For the 6 months to 18 July 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 Leicestershire region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.
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Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:
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