Desktop Support Contract Job Trends in Nottinghamshire

Desktop Support
East Midlands > Nottinghamshire

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Nottinghamshire is £163, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Nottinghamshire 2.44% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.63% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £114 - -
25th Percentile £132 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £163 - -
75th Percentile £192 - -
90th Percentile £209 - -
East Midlands median daily rate £158 £275 £215
% change year-on-year -42.73% +27.91% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £15.12 - -
East Midlands median hourly rate £15.12 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Nottinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Nottinghamshire. 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 Nottinghamshire with a recognized job title 152 154 173
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.68% 91.12% 95.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 82 85 139
10th Percentile £208 £183 £260
25th Percentile £383 £363 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £612 £538 £650
90th Percentile £715 £608 £745
East Midlands median daily rate £415 £445 £473
% change year-on-year -6.74% -5.82% +2.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 7 16
10th Percentile £16.17 £13.19 £11.97
25th Percentile £16.30 £14.09 £13.25
Median hourly rate £17.87 £15.00 £19.61
Median % change year-on-year +19.13% -23.52% +101.36%
75th Percentile £17.88 £36.93 £74.69
90th Percentile £25.15 £82.05 £91.25
East Midlands median hourly rate £21.39 £24.18 £18.16
% change year-on-year -11.54% +33.13% +7.04%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottinghamshire

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 Nottinghamshire.

Desktop Support job vacancy trend in Nottinghamshire

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

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

Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

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

Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in Nottinghamshire

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 Nottinghamshire region over the 6 months to 6 November 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
Nottingham - 3 £220 -
Mansfield - 1 £105 -
Desktop Support
East Midlands

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottinghamshire

For the 6 months to 6 November 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 Nottinghamshire region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (50.00%) Coaching
3 2 (50.00%) QA
3 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Time Management
4 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (25.00%) SCCM
4 1 (25.00%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (25.00%) VMware
4 1 (25.00%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (25.00%) vSphere
4 1 (25.00%) Windows 10

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottinghamshire 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 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (25.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Coaching
2 2 (50.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (25.00%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (25.00%) VMware ESXi
1 1 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (25.00%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (25.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (25.00%) VMware