First Line Help Desk Support Contract Job Trends in Somerset

First Line Help Desk Support
South West > Somerset

The median First Line Help Desk Support daily rate in Somerset is £163, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a First Line Help Desk Support 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 0.24% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £156 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £163 - -
75th Percentile £169 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £163 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Somerset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title 383 140 201
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.19% 83.33% 88.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 190 97 128
10th Percentile £236 £263 £205
25th Percentile £401 £413 £324
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -0.48% +16.67% -5.26%
75th Percentile £639 £675 £600
90th Percentile £725 £739 £616
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +5.00% -3.85% -0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 97 5 33
10th Percentile £25.74 £14.87 £12.30
25th Percentile £51.25 £18.51 £15.50
Median hourly rate £57.50 £21.01 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +173.68% -15.96% -50.74%
75th Percentile £61.25 £60.00 £40.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £67.50 £58.60
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £32.50 £56.97
% change year-on-year +76.92% -42.95% -8.93%

First Line Help Desk Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'First Line Help Desk Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

First Line Help Desk Support job vacancy trend in Somerset

First Line Help Desk Support
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for First Line Help Desk Support job vacancies in Somerset.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for First Line Help Desk Support job vacancies in Somerset

First Line Help Desk Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for First Line Help Desk Support job vacancies in Somerset.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for First Line Help Desk Support job vacancies in Somerset

First Line Help Desk Support
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing First Line Help Desk Support within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 13 July 2026. 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
Bath - 1 £163 - 2
First Line Help Desk Support
South West

First Line Help Desk Support Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 13 July 2026, First Line Help Desk 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 Somerset region featuring First Line Help Desk Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

First Line Help Desk Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft