Desktop Support Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Desktop Support
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Milton Keynes is £178, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 - 44
Rank change year-on-year - - +47
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 5 0 17
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 1.76% - 2.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.84% - 3.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 10
10th Percentile £174 - £193
25th Percentile £176 - £195
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £178 - £200
Median % change year-on-year - - -20.00%
75th Percentile £226 - £219
90th Percentile £255 - £229
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £274 £150 £203
% change year-on-year +82.33% -25.93% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £19.33
25th Percentile - - £19.44
Median hourly rate £15.12 - £20.25
75th Percentile - - £21.31
90th Percentile - - £21.58
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £15.12 - £19.75
% change year-on-year - - +1.28%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 272 292 543
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.77% 96.37% 94.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 189 210 424
10th Percentile £221 £250 £246
25th Percentile £363 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% -7.50% +4.17%
75th Percentile £550 £544 £600
90th Percentile £640 £628 £700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £450 £465 £500
% change year-on-year -3.23% -7.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 9 14
10th Percentile £15.12 £14.58 £13.16
25th Percentile £17.87 £18.50 £13.27
Median hourly rate £29.61 £22.50 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +31.60% +25.00% +38.46%
75th Percentile - £36.00 £23.44
90th Percentile - £37.00 £28.20
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £17.87 £18.70 £19.25
% change year-on-year -4.44% -2.86% +24.19%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Desktop Support job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Desktop Support 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 Milton Keynes region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
2 2 (40.00%) Business Impact Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Coaching
2 2 (40.00%) Impact Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Incident Management
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) QA
2 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Service Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) SLA
2 2 (40.00%) Time Management
3 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (20.00%) ITSM
3 1 (20.00%) McAfee
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (20.00%) SCCM
3 1 (20.00%) Security Patching
3 1 (20.00%) VPN
3 1 (20.00%) Windows 10

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) VPN
General
1 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Retail
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Management Information System
1 2 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (20.00%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (20.00%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
2 1 (20.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (40.00%) Business Impact Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Coaching
2 2 (40.00%) Impact Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Incident Management
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Service Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Time Management
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) ITSM
3 1 (20.00%) Security Patching
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) QA
1 2 (40.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) McAfee
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft