Desktop Support Contracts in Manchester

Desktop Support
North West > Manchester

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Manchester is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 August 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
17 Aug 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 82 79 100
Rank change year-on-year -3 +21 +31
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 8 4 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester 0.79% 0.33% 0.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.85% 0.35% 0.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 9
10th Percentile £181 - £135
25th Percentile £196 £191 £136
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £203 £193
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% +5.19% +30.51%
75th Percentile £215 £214 £200
90th Percentile - - £219
North West median daily rate £210 £203 £200
% change year-on-year +3.70% +1.25% +23.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - £20.95 £15.01
25th Percentile £31.00 £22.38 £16.58
Median hourly rate £32.00 £25.50 £17.58
Median % change year-on-year +25.49% +45.05% -12.67%
75th Percentile £33.00 £29.38 £20.46
90th Percentile - £31.25 £25.44
North West median hourly rate £32.00 £25.19 £17.70
% change year-on-year +27.05% +42.30% -12.07%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 937 1,151 1,667
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.22% 95.84% 94.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 597 743 1,228
10th Percentile £291 £313 £300
25th Percentile £400 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £466 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.90% - -
75th Percentile £575 £598 £594
90th Percentile £661 £700 £675
North West median daily rate £450 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -8.72% -1.40% +3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 72 50 58
10th Percentile £13.00 £15.61 £15.40
25th Percentile £13.91 £22.84 £16.68
Median hourly rate £20.26 £43.75 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -53.70% +130.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £40.31 £62.50 £37.19
90th Percentile £73.63 £84.00 £67.20
North West median hourly rate £26.08 £35.00 £29.65
% change year-on-year -25.50% +18.04% +31.78%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Manchester

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Manchester

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Manchester

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 17 August 2025, 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 Manchester region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (87.50%) Service Management
2 7 (87.50%) ITSM
2 7 (87.50%) ITIL
2 7 (87.50%) Security Cleared
2 7 (87.50%) Customer Service
3 6 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (75.00%) Data Analysis
3 6 (75.00%) Workflow
4 4 (50.00%) SC Cleared
5 3 (37.50%) SLA
6 1 (12.50%) DV Cleared
6 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (12.50%) Driving Licence

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

General
1 6 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Customer Service
1 7 (87.50%) ITIL
1 7 (87.50%) ITSM
1 7 (87.50%) Service Management
2 6 (75.00%) Data Analysis
2 6 (75.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) Security Cleared
2 4 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (12.50%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (37.50%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft
59 Desktop Support jobs in England