Desktop Support Contracts in Leicestershire

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.

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Leicestershire

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

Daily rate trend for 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.

Hourly rate trend for 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

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.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft