Desktop Support Contracts in Liverpool

Desktop Support
Merseyside > Liverpool

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Liverpool is £160 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 24 - 39
Rank change year-on-year - - -13
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 5 0 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Liverpool 2.75% - 1.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.87% - 1.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 5
10th Percentile - - £128
25th Percentile £140 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £160 - £130
75th Percentile £188 - £145
90th Percentile £224 - £171
Merseyside median daily rate £150 - £135

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Liverpool

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Liverpool. 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 Liverpool with a recognized job title 174 243 255
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.60% 96.43% 93.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 87 175 166
10th Percentile £143 £235 £175
25th Percentile £213 £391 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +5.56% +28.57%
75th Percentile £494 £538 £573
90th Percentile £593 £612 £650
Merseyside median daily rate £400 £475 £430
% change year-on-year -15.79% +10.47% +16.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 11 10
10th Percentile - - £9.23
25th Percentile £15.50 £10.09 £11.10
Median hourly rate £18.06 £16.37 £14.75
Median % change year-on-year +10.29% +10.98% -10.61%
75th Percentile £34.32 £18.75 £17.00
90th Percentile £37.18 - £18.75
Merseyside median hourly rate £19.97 £16.94 £15.00
% change year-on-year +17.89% +12.90% -6.25%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Liverpool

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Liverpool

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Liverpool

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Liverpool

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Liverpool

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool

For the 6 months to 13 May 2024, 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 Liverpool region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Windows
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (60.00%) SCCM
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (60.00%) Windows 10
3 2 (40.00%) SQL Server
3 2 (40.00%) Banking
3 2 (40.00%) Entra ID
3 2 (40.00%) A+ Certification
3 2 (40.00%) Firewall
3 2 (40.00%) Finance
3 2 (40.00%) Windows 7
3 2 (40.00%) Azure
4 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (20.00%) Mobile Device Management
4 1 (20.00%) IT Asset Management
4 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
4 1 (20.00%) Mac OS
4 1 (20.00%) ITIL
4 1 (20.00%) MCP
4 1 (20.00%) Apple
4 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (20.00%) Asset Management
4 1 (20.00%) Degree
4 1 (20.00%) DBS Check

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool 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:

Applications
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (40.00%) Azure
2 2 (40.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (40.00%) Banking
1 2 (40.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
2 3 (60.00%) Windows 10
3 2 (40.00%) Windows 7
4 1 (20.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (20.00%) IT Asset Management
1 1 (20.00%) ITIL
1 1 (20.00%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (40.00%) A+ Certification
3 1 (20.00%) DBS Check
3 1 (20.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) MCP
System Software
1 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (60.00%) SCCM
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) Apple