Desktop Support Contracts in Somerset

Desktop Support
South West > Somerset

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Somerset is £250 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 24 26 29
Rank change year-on-year +2 +3 -1
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 5 6 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 2.51% 2.97% 3.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.73% 3.02% 3.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 5
10th Percentile - £140 -
25th Percentile £225 £140 £145
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £166 £193
Median % change year-on-year +50.38% -13.64% +25.20%
75th Percentile £275 £227 £215
90th Percentile - £238 £229
South West median daily rate £190 £200 £180
% change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -5.26%

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 183 199 198
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.96% 98.51% 97.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 112 151 139
10th Percentile £162 £193 £233
25th Percentile £267 £363 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £463 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% +2.78% -
75th Percentile £578 £644 £532
90th Percentile £606 £700 £601
South West median daily rate £520 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -0.95% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 16 9
10th Percentile £12.25 £17.38 £36.19
25th Percentile £14.95 £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 £50.00
90th Percentile £48.00 £76.84 £57.75
South West median hourly rate £49.00 £65.00 £45.60
% change year-on-year -24.62% +42.54% +7.29%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Somerset

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Somerset

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Somerset

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 Desktop Support within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 25 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
Bridgwater -3 3 - -
Street - 1 £250 - 1
Desktop Support
South West

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

For the 6 months to 25 April 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 Somerset region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (80.00%) Software Deployment
2 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) Active Directory
3 3 (60.00%) Internet
3 3 (60.00%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 3 (60.00%) Application Packaging
3 3 (60.00%) Data Centre
3 3 (60.00%) Network Management
3 3 (60.00%) Break/Fix
3 3 (60.00%) Creative Thinking
3 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (60.00%) Server Management
3 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (60.00%) Customer Experience
4 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
5 1 (20.00%) Apple iOS
5 1 (20.00%) Service Management
5 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow
5 1 (20.00%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (20.00%) SCCM
5 1 (20.00%) SCOM
5 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
5 1 (20.00%) Android
5 1 (20.00%) Mac OS
5 1 (20.00%) Configuration Management
5 1 (20.00%) Dell

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 3 (60.00%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) Internet
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (20.00%) Android
2 1 (20.00%) Apple iOS
2 1 (20.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Software Deployment
2 3 (60.00%) Application Packaging
2 3 (60.00%) Break/Fix
2 3 (60.00%) Creative Thinking
2 3 (60.00%) Customer Experience
2 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (60.00%) Network Management
2 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) Server Management
3 1 (20.00%) Configuration Management
3 1 (20.00%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) MCSA
2 1 (20.00%) MCSE
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 4 (80.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (20.00%) SCCM
1 1 (20.00%) SCOM
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Dell
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow