Desktop Support Contract Job Trends in London

Desktop Support
England > London

The median Desktop Support daily rate in London is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 377 291 309
Rank change year-on-year -86 +18 -18
Contract Desktop Support jobs 77 76 78
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.38% 0.56% 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.61% 0.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 46 40
10th Percentile £140 £152 £149
25th Percentile £172 £158 £167
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £200 £208
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -3.61% +1.22%
75th Percentile £240 £250 £255
90th Percentile £304 £290 £269
England median daily rate £210 £204 £215
% change year-on-year +3.07% -5.23% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 5 5
10th Percentile £26.80 - -
25th Percentile £31.75 £16.24 £18.13
Median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £26.50
Median % change year-on-year +59.05% -5.09% +15.75%
75th Percentile £53.75 - £27.00
90th Percentile £62.00 £28.21 £27.15
England median hourly rate £22.00 £25.15 £27.00
% change year-on-year -12.52% -6.85% +40.26%

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
28 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in London matching a recognised job title 18,918 12,527 14,722
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.80% 92.55% 94.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,324 8,323 9,523
10th Percentile £363 £333 £345
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £543 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.29% -1.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £663 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 426 219 161
10th Percentile £16.50 £17.06 £17.25
25th Percentile £21.93 £22.25 £24.15
Median hourly rate £41.00 £26.78 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +53.10% -28.59% -7.41%
75th Percentile £65.00 £47.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £68.00 £80.75
England median hourly rate £41.71 £25.15 £42.27
% change year-on-year +65.84% -40.49% -7.88%

Desktop Support Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Desktop Support job vacancy trend in London

Desktop Support Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Desktop Support Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for Desktop Support jobs in London over the 6 months to 28 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Desktop Support in London

Desktop Support Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

Desktop Support Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution for Desktop Support jobs in London over the 6 months to 28 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Desktop Support in London

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 Desktop Support jobs within the London region over the 6 months to 28 October 2026. 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Central London -21 9 £200 -11.11% 1
West London -12 4 £240 -15.79%
East London - 2 £185 -
Desktop Support
England

Desktop Support Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 28 October 2026, Desktop Support contract job ads cited 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 Desktop Support job ads across the London region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Windows94.8%73
2Microsoft 36562.3%48
3Active Directory57.1%44
3Microsoft57.1%44
5ITSM37.7%29
6Customer Service36.4%28
7ITIL33.8%26
8ServiceNow28.6%22
9Degree27.3%21
10macOS26.0%20
11VPN23.4%18
12Citrix22.1%17
13Asset Management20.8%16
13SCCM20.8%16
15Microsoft Intune19.5%15
15PowerShell19.5%15
17Entra ID18.2%14
18Migration16.9%13
18Service Management16.9%13
18SharePoint16.9%13
18Windows 1016.9%13
22DHCP15.6%12
22DNS15.6%12
22OneDrive15.6%12
22Virtual Desktop15.6%12
26A+ Certification13.0%10
26TCP/IP13.0%10
26VMware13.0%10
26VMware Infrastructure13.0%10
30Azure11.7%9

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

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Support Engineer75.3%58
2Desktop Support Engineer62.3%48
3Deskside Support19.5%15
4Desktop Support Analyst14.3%11
5Deskside Support Engineer13.0%10
62nd Line Support Engineer11.7%9
72nd Line Desktop Support Engineer10.4%8
7IT Support10.4%8
91st Line Support Engineer9.1%7
9IT Support Engineer9.1%7
113rd Line Support2.6%2
11DV Cleared Desktop Support2.6%2
11Microsoft 365 Engineer2.6%2
11Remote Support Engineer2.6%2
11SC Cleared Desktop Support2.6%2
163rd Line Support Engineer1.3%1
16Hardware Support Engineer1.3%1
16IT Support Analyst1.3%1
16Mac Engineer1.3%1
16Service Analyst1.3%1
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