Desktop Support Contract Job Trends in Northampton

Desktop Support
Northamptonshire > Northampton

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Northampton is £150, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 - 22
Rank change year-on-year - - +13
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Northampton 0.43% - 3.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% - 3.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £199
25th Percentile £140 - £201
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 - £215
Median % change year-on-year - - +32.31%
75th Percentile £160 - £235
90th Percentile - - £237
Northamptonshire median daily rate £150 - £215
% change year-on-year - - +32.31%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Northampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northampton. 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 Northampton with a recognized job title 219 98 91
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.40% 85.22% 96.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 197 83 73
10th Percentile £312 £309 £239
25th Percentile £358 £356 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £402 £400 £489
Median % change year-on-year +0.50% -18.20% +13.72%
75th Percentile £475 £495 £530
90th Percentile £525 £575 £538
Northamptonshire median daily rate £410 £400 £489
% change year-on-year +2.50% -18.20% +9.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £25.18
Median % change year-on-year - - +35.09%
Northamptonshire median hourly rate - £24.20 £17.50
% change year-on-year - +38.29% -2.02%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton

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 Northampton.

Desktop Support job vacancy trend in Northampton

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Trend in Northampton

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Northampton

Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Northampton

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Northampton

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northampton

For the 6 months to 17 December 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 Northampton region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) assyst
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

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

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow