Desktop Support Consultant Contract Job Trends in London

Desktop Support Consultant
England > London

The median Desktop Support Consultant daily rate in London is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 400 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Consultant 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.013% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - -
England median daily rate £210 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 14,630 12,515 16,949
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.57% 93.61% 93.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,791 8,168 12,244
10th Percentile £350 £337 £325
25th Percentile £425 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -5.17%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £503 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.29% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 226 146 335
10th Percentile £18.07 £21.23 £15.97
25th Percentile £23.14 £24.68 £19.00
Median hourly rate £35.00 £35.75 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.10% +25.44% -18.57%
75th Percentile £60.19 £53.75 £47.50
90th Percentile £76.58 £78.58 £65.00
England median hourly rate £33.50 £36.50 £34.25
% change year-on-year -8.22% +6.57% -14.38%

Desktop Support Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Desktop Support Consultant job vacancy trend in London

Desktop Support Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Consultant job vacancies in London

Desktop Support Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Consultant job vacancies in London

Desktop Support Consultant Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 25 February 2026, Desktop Support Consultant 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 Support Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) IT Asset Management
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
1 2 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Salesforce
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 2 (100.00%) Slack
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 2 (100.00%) Wireless
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery

Desktop Support Consultant 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) IT Asset Management
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Salesforce
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow