Desktop Support Consultant Contract Job Trends in Nottingham

Desktop Support Consultant
Nottinghamshire > Nottingham

The median Desktop Support Consultant daily rate in Nottingham is £220, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
7 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Nottingham 0.68% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.74% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 - -
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £220 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Nottingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Nottingham. 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 Nottingham with a recognized job title 136 134 157
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.89% 90.54% 95.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 71 72 126
10th Percentile £205 £268 £289
25th Percentile £380 £363 £364
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £650
90th Percentile £667 £611 £745
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £464 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -5.36% -2.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 5 14
10th Percentile £16.17 £13.03 £11.49
25th Percentile £16.26 £13.52 £13.25
Median hourly rate £17.87 £14.80 £16.36
Median % change year-on-year +20.74% -9.51% +67.92%
75th Percentile - £15.00 £59.69
90th Percentile £25.15 £15.06 £83.13
Nottinghamshire median hourly rate £17.87 £15.00 £19.61
% change year-on-year +19.13% -23.52% +101.36%

Desktop Support Consultant Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham

For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, Desktop Support Consultant 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 Nottingham region featuring Desktop Support Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft