Desktop Support Contracts in Leiston

Desktop Support
Suffolk > Leiston

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Leiston is £220, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 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
23 Aug 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 1 1
Rank change year-on-year -1 0 -
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 6 14 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leiston 54.55% 60.87% 100.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 60.00% 60.87% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 13 0
10th Percentile £203 £188 -
25th Percentile £206 £200 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £220 -
75th Percentile £229 - -
90th Percentile £234 £234 -
Suffolk median daily rate £200 £220 £200
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -14.89%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Leiston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leiston. 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 Leiston with a recognized job title 10 23 1
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.91% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 13 0
10th Percentile £203 £188 -
25th Percentile £206 £200 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £220 -
75th Percentile £229 - -
90th Percentile £234 £234 -
Suffolk median daily rate £350 £238 £500
% change year-on-year +47.37% -52.50% -13.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 9 0
Median hourly rate - £47.50 -
Suffolk median hourly rate £18.36 £47.50 £17.78
% change year-on-year -61.36% +167.15% +2.66%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Leiston

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Leiston

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Trend in Leiston

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

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

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leiston

For the 6 months to 23 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 Leiston region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Windows
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (83.33%) Customer Service
2 5 (83.33%) Antivirus Management
2 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (83.33%) Windows 10
2 5 (83.33%) ITIL
2 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
2 5 (83.33%) Azure
2 5 (83.33%) SharePoint
2 5 (83.33%) Microsoft
2 5 (83.33%) Active Directory
3 4 (66.67%) ITIL Certification
3 4 (66.67%) McAfee
3 4 (66.67%) VPN
3 4 (66.67%) iPad
3 4 (66.67%) Time Management
3 4 (66.67%) Root Cause Analysis
3 4 (66.67%) Public Sector
3 4 (66.67%) Inventory Management
3 4 (66.67%) iPhone
3 4 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (16.67%) PowerShell
4 1 (16.67%) Windows Server
4 1 (16.67%) Apple iOS
4 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) Legal

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leiston 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 5 (83.33%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (83.33%) Azure
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (66.67%) VPN
General
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (66.67%) Public Sector
3 1 (16.67%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) iPad
1 4 (66.67%) iPhone
1 4 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Windows
2 5 (83.33%) Windows 10
3 1 (16.67%) Apple iOS
3 1 (16.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (83.33%) Antivirus Management
2 5 (83.33%) Customer Service
2 5 (83.33%) ITIL
3 4 (66.67%) Inventory Management
3 4 (66.67%) Root Cause Analysis
3 4 (66.67%) Time Management
4 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
3 4 (66.67%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 5 (83.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft
2 4 (66.67%) McAfee
50 Desktop Support jobs in England