Desktop Specialist Contracts in the South West

Desktop Specialist
England > South West

As of 28 June 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Desktop Specialist daily rate in the South West.

6 months to
28 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.057% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.063% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - £650 £300
% change year-on-year - +116.67% +81.82%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 1,577 3,042 3,241
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.86% 92.55% 93.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 968 1,916 2,350
10th Percentile £225 £250 £300
25th Percentile £368 £405 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £521 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.08% -0.71% +5.00%
75th Percentile £619 £613 £650
90th Percentile £683 £700 £723
England median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 153 459 254
10th Percentile £15.25 £13.86 £17.56
25th Percentile £18.51 £27.50 £47.00
Median hourly rate £33.00 £55.00 £62.78
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% -12.39% +30.05%
75th Percentile £68.00 £71.25 £75.00
90th Percentile £72.70 £75.00 £83.40
England median hourly rate £28.50 £39.55 £44.00
% change year-on-year -27.94% -10.11% +76.00%

Desktop Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings that featured Desktop Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Specialist in the South West

Desktop Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Specialist in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Specialist in the South West

Desktop Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Specialist in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Specialist in the South West

Desktop Specialist
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Specialist within the South West region over the 6 months to 28 June 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
Bristol - 1 - -
Desktop Specialist
England

Desktop Specialist Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 28 June 2025, Desktop Specialist 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 South West region featuring Desktop Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Ivanti
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) XenDesktop
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) VMware ESXi
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) NetScaler
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Debt
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps

Desktop Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) NetScaler
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Debt
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (100.00%) VMware ESXi
1 1 (100.00%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) Ivanti