Help Desk Support
Manchester > Oldham
The median Help Desk Support daily rate in Oldham is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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Rank | 2 | - | - |
Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
Contract jobs requiring a Help Desk Support | 1 | 0 | 0 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oldham | 25.00% | - | - |
As % of the Job Titles category | 25.00% | - | - |
Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | - | - |
Manchester median daily rate | £238 | £140 | £300 |
% change year-on-year | +69.64% | -53.33% | +140.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Oldham
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oldham. 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 Oldham with a recognized job title | 4 | 12 | 8 |
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 100.00% | 92.31% | 100.00% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 8 | 6 |
10th Percentile | - | £233 | £259 |
25th Percentile | - | £309 | £398 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £350 | £408 |
Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | -14.11% | +207.55% |
75th Percentile | - | £438 | £502 |
90th Percentile | - | £479 | £531 |
Manchester median daily rate | £450 | £500 | £500 |
% change year-on-year | -10.00% | - | +5.26% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Median hourly rate | - | £13.00 | - |
Manchester median hourly rate | £24.50 | £25.10 | £35.00 |
% change year-on-year | -2.37% | -28.30% | +100.00% |
Help Desk Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Oldham
Job postings that featured Help Desk Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oldham.

Help Desk Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oldham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Support in Oldham.
Help Desk Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Oldham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Support in Oldham.
Help Desk Support Skill Set
Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oldham
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Help Desk 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 Oldham region featuring Help Desk Support in the job title.
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Help Desk Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oldham 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:
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