Desktop Specialist Contract Job Trends in London

Desktop Specialist
England > London

As of 20 October 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Desktop Specialist daily rate in London.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 357 373 429
Rank change year-on-year +16 +56 +139
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Specialist 4 6 10
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.030% 0.038% 0.048%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.033% 0.040% 0.051%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 5
10th Percentile - £348 -
25th Percentile - £364 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £410 £400
Median % change year-on-year - +2.50% +60.00%
75th Percentile - £439 £425
90th Percentile - £444 £553
England median daily rate - £445 £400
% change year-on-year - +11.25% +60.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £57.50
Median hourly rate - - £60.00
75th Percentile - - £62.50
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate - - £38.73

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 12,290 14,901 19,642
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.46% 94.07% 94.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,177 9,672 14,311
10th Percentile £335 £348 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £664 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £511 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.73% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 212 168 214
10th Percentile £17.00 £17.25 £18.38
25th Percentile £22.38 £23.80 £22.29
Median hourly rate £26.54 £37.15 £40.17
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% -7.51% +19.90%
75th Percentile £48.38 £58.75 £61.15
90th Percentile £67.31 £79.35 £75.88
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £45.88
% change year-on-year -41.51% -6.28% +58.75%

Desktop Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Desktop Specialist job vacancy trend in London

Desktop Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Specialist job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Specialist job vacancies in London

Desktop Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Specialist job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Specialist job vacancies in London

Desktop Specialist Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 20 October 2025, Desktop Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Desktop Specialist in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
1 4 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 4 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 4 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 4 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 4 (100.00%) Service Management
1 4 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows 10

Desktop Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (100.00%) OneDrive
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 4 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 4 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 4 (100.00%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 4 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop