Desktop Support Contracts in Milton Keynes

Desktop Support
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Milton Keynes is £220 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 45 72 55
Rank change year-on-year +27 -17 -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 6 4 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 1.47% 0.53% 1.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.57% 0.57% 1.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 4 7
10th Percentile - £245 £138
25th Percentile £203 £246 £160
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £419 £175
Median % change year-on-year -47.49% +139.43% -
75th Percentile £228 £592 £221
90th Percentile - - £237
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £215 £222 £175
% change year-on-year -3.15% +26.86% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Milton Keynes

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 381 697 642
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.61% 92.56% 97.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 291 573 505
10th Percentile £250 £261 £200
25th Percentile £400 £400 £355
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.70%
75th Percentile £580 £558 £566
90th Percentile £700 £649 £650
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £475 £475 £468
% change year-on-year - +1.50% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 2 35
10th Percentile £15.85 £9.87 £10.52
25th Percentile £18.00 £10.42 -
Median hourly rate £22.58 £11.58 £10.77
Median % change year-on-year +94.99% +7.52% -22.80%
75th Percentile £30.00 £12.50 £15.26
90th Percentile £48.75 £12.89 £24.00
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £23.75 £13.16 £12.28
% change year-on-year +80.47% +7.21% -12.32%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Milton Keynes

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Milton Keynes

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Milton Keynes

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, 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 Milton Keynes region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (66.67%) HP
2 4 (66.67%) Remedy
3 3 (50.00%) Public Sector
3 3 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
3 3 (50.00%) Marketing
3 3 (50.00%) SAP
3 3 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (50.00%) Electronics
3 3 (50.00%) Telecoms
3 3 (50.00%) Finance
3 3 (50.00%) Manufacturing
3 3 (50.00%) Programme Management
4 2 (33.33%) Cisco
4 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
4 2 (33.33%) Active Directory
4 2 (33.33%) ITIL
4 2 (33.33%) Mac OS X
4 2 (33.33%) Apple
4 2 (33.33%) Exchange Server 2007
4 2 (33.33%) Cisco IOS
4 2 (33.33%) SCCM
4 2 (33.33%) Blackberry
4 2 (33.33%) Video Conferencing
4 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
4 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
4 2 (33.33%) Windows 7
4 2 (33.33%) Azure
4 2 (33.33%) Legacy Systems

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

Application Platforms
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (33.33%) Exchange Server 2007
2 2 (33.33%) Exchange Server 2013
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Azure
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) Cisco IOS
General
1 3 (50.00%) Electronics
1 3 (50.00%) Finance
1 3 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 3 (50.00%) Marketing
1 3 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 3 (50.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Blackberry
1 2 (33.33%) Legacy Systems
1 2 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
1 2 (33.33%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (33.33%) Mac OS X
2 2 (33.33%) Windows 10
2 2 (33.33%) Windows 7
3 1 (16.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
1 3 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 2 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
2 2 (33.33%) ITIL
2 2 (33.33%) Mobile Device Management
2 2 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 2 (33.33%) Technology Roadmap
3 1 (16.67%) Break/Fix
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (33.33%) AirWatch
1 2 (33.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) HP
1 4 (66.67%) Remedy
2 3 (50.00%) SAP
3 2 (33.33%) Apple
3 2 (33.33%) Cisco
3 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 2 (33.33%) ServiceNow