Desktop Support Contract Job Trends in the North East

Desktop Support
England > North East

The median Desktop Support daily rate in the North East is £195, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 September 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
26 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 29 30
Rank change year-on-year -5 +1 +35
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 7 6 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North East 2.25% 2.15% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.47% 2.42% 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £188 - £145
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £195 £190 £150
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% +26.67% -
75th Percentile £203 - £155
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £220 £205 £200
% change year-on-year +7.32% +2.50% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 the North East with a recognized job title 283 248 216
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.00% 88.89% 93.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 177 108 166
10th Percentile £189 £239 £253
25th Percentile £350 £386 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £462 £450
Median % change year-on-year +0.65% +2.67% -14.29%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £575
90th Percentile £630 £679 £656
England median daily rate £510 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -2.86% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 25 8
10th Percentile £11.95 £11.44 £15.28
25th Percentile £13.75 £26.50 £16.81
Median hourly rate £19.25 £46.18 £32.25
Median % change year-on-year -58.32% +43.19% +89.71%
75th Percentile £20.63 £50.00 £46.18
90th Percentile £48.80 £70.00 -
England median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -44.11% - +73.08%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in the North East

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in the North East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in the North East

Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in the North East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in the North East

Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the North East region over the 6 months to 26 September 2025. 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Tyne and Wear -6 7 £195 - 2
Desktop Support
England

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 26 September 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 North East region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Windows
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 7 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 7 (100.00%) Service Management
1 7 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (85.71%) Mobile Device Management
2 6 (85.71%) OneDrive
2 6 (85.71%) Windows 10
2 6 (85.71%) Virtual Desktop
2 6 (85.71%) Inventory Management
2 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 6 (85.71%) Azure
2 6 (85.71%) Finance
2 6 (85.71%) PowerShell
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (14.29%) ITIL
3 1 (14.29%) Degree

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East 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 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (85.71%) Azure
2 6 (85.71%) OneDrive
General
1 6 (85.71%) Finance
1 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) Windows
2 6 (85.71%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 7 (100.00%) Service Management
2 6 (85.71%) Inventory Management
2 6 (85.71%) Mobile Device Management
3 1 (14.29%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 6 (85.71%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
System Software
1 7 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 6 (85.71%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft