1st/2nd Line Desktop Support
England > London
The median 1st/2nd Line Desktop Support daily rate in London is £303, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 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 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 352 | 394 | 488 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +42 | +94 | +113 |
| Contract jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Desktop Support | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 0.008% | 0.006% | 0.033% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.009% | 0.006% | 0.035% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £203 |
| 25th Percentile | £289 | - | £244 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £303 | £180 | £285 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +68.06% | -36.84% | +42.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £316 | - | £300 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £309 |
| England median daily rate | £180 | £190 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -36.67% | +66.67% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title | 11,753 | 16,611 | 25,696 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.40% | 93.26% | 95.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,049 | 12,008 | 18,613 |
| 10th Percentile | £341 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £443 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £679 | £675 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £800 | £800 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 142 | 338 | 287 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.45 | £16.01 | £18.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.05 | £20.02 | £22.57 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.33 | £27.50 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.82% | -21.43% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £50.75 | £43.75 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.88 | £64.67 | £76.10 |
| England median hourly rate | £30.78 | £36.02 | £44.77 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.55% | -19.53% | +98.96% |
1st/2nd Line Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured 1st/2nd Line Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
1st/2nd Line Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Desktop Support in London.
1st/2nd Line Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Desktop Support in London.
1st/2nd Line Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Desktop Support within the London region over the 6 months to 2 May 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 |
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| Central London | - | 1 | £303 | - | |
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1st/2nd Line Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, 1st/2nd Line 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 London region featuring 1st/2nd Line Desktop Support in the job title.
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1st/2nd Line Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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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