Desktop Support Contracts in the North of England

Desktop Support
England > North of England

The median Desktop Support daily rate in the North of England is £175, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 160 149 185
Rank change year-on-year -11 +36 -21
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 25 53 66
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.52% 0.97% 0.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% 1.02% 0.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 36 46
10th Percentile £129 £149 £124
25th Percentile £140 £169 £136
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £213 £175
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +21.43% +25.00%
75th Percentile £195 £225 £200
90th Percentile £203 £255 £255
England median daily rate £200 £200 £190
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 9
10th Percentile £20.63 £12.59 £15.75
25th Percentile £21.56 £13.47 £16.49
Median hourly rate £23.75 £16.18 £20.13
Median % change year-on-year +46.79% -19.62% +70.88%
75th Percentile £26.56 £20.46 £23.75
90th Percentile £27.88 £25.44 £24.75
England median hourly rate £21.00 £23.25 £19.61
% change year-on-year -9.68% +18.58% +12.04%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 of England with a recognized job title 4,496 5,185 6,867
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.80% 95.28% 96.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,721 3,630 5,013
10th Percentile £263 £263 £206
25th Percentile £385 £406 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £569
90th Percentile £663 £688 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +7.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 456 165 268
10th Percentile £11.12 £14.10 £11.28
25th Percentile £13.19 £17.50 £14.82
Median hourly rate £23.48 £27.20 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.69% +36.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £47.63 £43.75 £33.96
90th Percentile £66.61 £57.06 £63.00
England median hourly rate £39.50 £45.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -12.22% +87.50% +14.01%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in the North of England

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in the North of England

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in the North of England

Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

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 of England region over the 6 months to 19 June 2024. 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
North West +8 15 £140 -34.12% 5
North East +10 5 £190 +18.75% 1
Yorkshire -8 5 £195 -11.36% 1
Desktop Support
England

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 19 June 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 North of England region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 18 (72.00%) Windows
2 16 (64.00%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (56.00%) Active Directory
4 8 (32.00%) Microsoft
5 6 (24.00%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (20.00%) SCCM
7 4 (16.00%) B2B
7 4 (16.00%) EPoS
7 4 (16.00%) Driving Licence
7 4 (16.00%) Windows 10
7 4 (16.00%) Windows Server
8 3 (12.00%) Social Skills
8 3 (12.00%) Aviation
8 3 (12.00%) Degree
8 3 (12.00%) Finance
8 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (12.00%) ITIL
8 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Exchange
8 3 (12.00%) Video Conferencing
9 2 (8.00%) Windows 7
9 2 (8.00%) Azure
9 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (8.00%) Banking
9 2 (8.00%) Firewall
9 2 (8.00%) A+ Certification
9 2 (8.00%) SQL Server
9 2 (8.00%) Service Management
9 2 (8.00%) Customer Service
9 2 (8.00%) Public Sector
9 2 (8.00%) Entra ID

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (4.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (24.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (4.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 16 (64.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (8.00%) Azure
2 2 (8.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.00%) Firewall
2 1 (4.00%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.00%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (12.00%) Aviation
1 3 (12.00%) Finance
1 3 (12.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (8.00%) Banking
2 2 (8.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (4.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (4.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (16.00%) Driving Licence
1 4 (16.00%) EPoS
2 3 (12.00%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 18 (72.00%) Windows
2 4 (16.00%) Windows 10
2 4 (16.00%) Windows Server
3 2 (8.00%) Windows 7
4 1 (4.00%) Apple iOS
4 1 (4.00%) Mac OS
4 1 (4.00%) Windows 8
4 1 (4.00%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (16.00%) B2B
2 3 (12.00%) ITIL
3 2 (8.00%) Customer Service
3 2 (8.00%) Patch Management
3 2 (8.00%) Service Management
4 1 (4.00%) Asset Management
4 1 (4.00%) Business Case
4 1 (4.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (4.00%) Customer-Centric Approach
4 1 (4.00%) Customer-Centricity
4 1 (4.00%) Infrastructure Management
4 1 (4.00%) IT Asset Management
4 1 (4.00%) Migration
4 1 (4.00%) Mobile Device Management
4 1 (4.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (4.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (4.00%) SDLC
4 1 (4.00%) Service Delivery
4 1 (4.00%) Technical Analysis
4 1 (4.00%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (12.00%) Degree
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (8.00%) A+ Certification
3 1 (4.00%) DBS Check
3 1 (4.00%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.00%) SLA
System Software
1 14 (56.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (20.00%) SCCM
2 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 8 (32.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.00%) Apple