Desktop Support Contracts in Scotland

Desktop Support
UK > Scotland

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Scotland is £180 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 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
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 102 128 135
Rank change year-on-year +26 +7 +16
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 24 40 37
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 1.10% 1.45% 1.07%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.17% 1.52% 1.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 33 25
10th Percentile £125 £149 £119
25th Percentile £128 £160 £135
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £180 £223 £165
Median % change year-on-year -19.10% +34.85% +32.00%
75th Percentile £218 £279 £188
90th Percentile £238 £286 £221
UK median daily rate £200 £203 £188
% change year-on-year -1.32% +8.10% +10.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile £18.03 - £20.08
25th Percentile £18.07 - £20.19
Median hourly rate £18.13 - £20.75
75th Percentile £18.20 - £21.69
90th Percentile £18.24 - £22.03
UK median hourly rate £21.00 £23.25 £19.11
% change year-on-year -9.68% +21.68% +13.33%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 2,059 2,637 3,328
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.41% 95.37% 95.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,250 1,891 2,365
10th Percentile £200 £236 £213
25th Percentile £361 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £463
Median % change year-on-year - +2.70% +8.82%
75th Percentile £575 £553 £550
90th Percentile £650 £650 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 113 44 52
10th Percentile £12.32 £12.86 £14.65
25th Percentile £16.25 £15.44 £17.50
Median hourly rate £31.50 £22.13 £26.85
Median % change year-on-year +42.37% -17.60% -28.40%
75th Percentile £60.00 £58.82 £48.19
90th Percentile £66.00 £67.22 £54.25
UK median hourly rate £36.65 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -18.56% +88.21% +6.27%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Scotland

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Scotland

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Scotland

Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 8 May 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
Edinburgh +18 13 £200 -21.57% 11
Glasgow +10 5 £188 +14.09% 1
Aberdeen - 3 £160 -
Inverclyde - 1 £148 -
Desktop Support
UK

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, Desktop 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 Scotland region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 15 (62.50%) Windows
2 12 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 9 (37.50%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (37.50%) Security Cleared
3 9 (37.50%) Windows 10
4 8 (33.33%) SC Cleared
4 8 (33.33%) Social Skills
5 6 (25.00%) SCCM
5 6 (25.00%) Active Directory
5 6 (25.00%) Service Delivery
6 5 (20.83%) Apple
6 5 (20.83%) Cisco
6 5 (20.83%) ITIL
6 5 (20.83%) DHCP
6 5 (20.83%) VPN
6 5 (20.83%) DNS
6 5 (20.83%) Customer Service
6 5 (20.83%) Break/Fix
7 4 (16.67%) Public Sector
7 4 (16.67%) A+ Certification
7 4 (16.67%) Mac OS X
7 4 (16.67%) HP
7 4 (16.67%) Remote Desktop
7 4 (16.67%) Windows 7
8 3 (12.50%) Data Centre
8 3 (12.50%) Driving Licence
8 3 (12.50%) Degree
8 3 (12.50%) iPhone
8 3 (12.50%) Time Management
8 3 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.17%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (37.50%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (20.83%) DHCP
1 5 (20.83%) DNS
1 5 (20.83%) VPN
2 4 (16.67%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (4.17%) Internet
3 1 (4.17%) Telepresence
3 1 (4.17%) Unified Communications
3 1 (4.17%) Wireless
General
1 8 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (16.67%) Public Sector
3 3 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (4.17%) Finance
4 1 (4.17%) Manufacturing
4 1 (4.17%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 3 (12.50%) Data Centre
1 3 (12.50%) Driving Licence
1 3 (12.50%) iPhone
2 2 (8.33%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (4.17%) Operational Technology
3 1 (4.17%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 15 (62.50%) Windows
2 9 (37.50%) Windows 10
3 4 (16.67%) Mac OS X
3 4 (16.67%) Windows 7
4 1 (4.17%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (25.00%) Service Delivery
2 5 (20.83%) Break/Fix
2 5 (20.83%) Customer Service
2 5 (20.83%) ITIL
3 3 (12.50%) Decision-Making
3 3 (12.50%) Time Management
4 2 (8.33%) Asset Management
4 2 (8.33%) Runbook
5 1 (4.17%) Application Rationalisation
5 1 (4.17%) Compatibility Testing
5 1 (4.17%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (4.17%) Customer Experience
5 1 (4.17%) Incident Management
5 1 (4.17%) ITSM
5 1 (4.17%) Mobile Device Management
5 1 (4.17%) Portfolio Management
5 1 (4.17%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (4.17%) Service Management
5 1 (4.17%) Software Asset Management
5 1 (4.17%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 9 (37.50%) Security Cleared
2 8 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 4 (16.67%) A+ Certification
4 3 (12.50%) Degree
4 3 (12.50%) MCP
4 3 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (12.50%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (25.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (25.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 12 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (20.83%) Apple
2 5 (20.83%) Cisco
3 4 (16.67%) HP
4 3 (12.50%) Samsung
5 1 (4.17%) Dell