2nd Line Desktop Support Contracts in Somerset

Second Line Desktop Support
South West > Somerset

The median Second Line Desktop Support daily rate in Somerset is £195 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 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
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 29 - 33
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Desktop Support 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 0.49% - 0.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% - 0.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £180
25th Percentile £188 - £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £195 - £209
75th Percentile £203 - £230
90th Percentile - - £235
South West median daily rate £190 £204 £215
% change year-on-year -6.86% -5.12% +53.57%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Somerset

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 189 192 202
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.20% 98.46% 97.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 116 146 139
10th Percentile £184 £203 £223
25th Percentile £303 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £488 £425
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +14.71% -5.56%
75th Percentile £588 £650 £524
90th Percentile £609 £730 £594
South West median daily rate £513 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -2.38% +5.00% +8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 16 13
10th Percentile £12.28 £17.38 £20.89
25th Percentile £15.23 £32.11 £46.25
Median hourly rate £25.00 £50.00 £49.75
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +0.50% +15.70%
75th Percentile £40.00 £61.09 £56.00
90th Percentile £48.00 £76.84 £57.99
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £64.15 £47.50
% change year-on-year -14.26% +35.04% +11.76%

2nd Line Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Job postings that featured 2nd Line Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support in Somerset

2nd Line Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Desktop Support in Somerset.

Daily rate trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support in Somerset

2nd Line Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Desktop Support in Somerset.

Hourly rate trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support in Somerset

2nd Line Desktop 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 2nd Line Desktop Support within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 13 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
Street - 1 £195 -
2nd Line Desktop Support
South West

2nd Line Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 13 May 2024, 2nd Line 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 Somerset region featuring 2nd Line Desktop Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management

2nd Line Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft