Desktop Support Contract Job Trends in South Lanarkshire

Desktop Support
Scotland > South Lanarkshire

As of 16 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Desktop Support daily rate in South Lanarkshire.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Lanarkshire 11.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 12.50% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median daily rate £130 £140 £156
% change year-on-year -7.14% -10.11% -5.61%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South Lanarkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Lanarkshire. 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 South Lanarkshire with a recognized job title 8 18 133
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.89% 100.00% 90.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 12 83
10th Percentile £372 £414 £252
25th Percentile £470 £445 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £450 £650
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -30.77% +62.50%
75th Percentile £556 £463 £700
90th Percentile £568 £653 -
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £480
% change year-on-year - -6.25% +1.05%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in South Lanarkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire.

Desktop Support job vacancy trend in South Lanarkshire

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Trend in South Lanarkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in South Lanarkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in South Lanarkshire

Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Trend in South Lanarkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in South Lanarkshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in South Lanarkshire

Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in South Lanarkshire

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 South Lanarkshire region over the 6 months to 16 December 2025. 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
East Kilbride - 1 - -
Desktop Support
Scotland

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, Desktop 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 South Lanarkshire region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) Migration