Help Desk Support Contracts in Oxfordshire

Help Desk Support
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Help Desk Support daily rate in Oxfordshire is £125 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 22 - 36
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Help Desk Support 3 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 1.32% - 0.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.55% - 0.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £125 - £225
75th Percentile - - £238
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £165 £113 £160
% change year-on-year +46.67% -29.69% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £16.25 - -
Median hourly rate £17.50 - -
75th Percentile £18.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £13.50 £17.75 £20.00
% change year-on-year -23.94% -11.25% +66.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Oxfordshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Oxfordshire. 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 Oxfordshire with a recognized job title 193 228 258
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.02% 91.94% 95.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 124 148 210
10th Percentile £132 £250 £159
25th Percentile £178 £360 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £461 £425
Median % change year-on-year -13.28% +8.53% -
75th Percentile £502 £552 £564
90th Percentile £569 £654 £631
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 17 20
10th Percentile £12.92 - £12.50
25th Percentile £13.97 £18.08 £16.82
Median hourly rate £19.50 £25.95 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.86% +29.75% +6.52%
75th Percentile £26.00 £32.30 £21.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £51.20 £44.25
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £48.08 £21.00
% change year-on-year -1.21% +128.95% -13.40%

Help Desk Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Job postings that featured Help Desk Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Help Desk Support in Oxfordshire

Help Desk Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Support in Oxfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Help Desk Support in Oxfordshire

Help Desk Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Support in Oxfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Help Desk Support in Oxfordshire

Help Desk Support
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Support within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 23 April 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
Oxford - 1 £125 - 1
Help Desk Support
South East

Help Desk Support Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, 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 Oxfordshire region featuring Help Desk Support in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Windows
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (66.67%) A+ Certification
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Service

Help Desk Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) A+ Certification
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft