Service Desk Support Contract Job Trends in the South West

Service Desk Support
England > South West

The median Service Desk Support daily rate in the South West is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 116 152
Rank change year-on-year -22 +36 +4
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Support 8 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.23% 0.17% 0.030%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.19% 0.033%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £191
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £200 £203
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -1.23% +2.53%
75th Percentile - £210 £214
90th Percentile - £216 -
England median daily rate £225 £200 £190
% change year-on-year +12.50% +5.26% +0.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.65 - -
Median hourly rate £14.60 - -
75th Percentile £15.55 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £14.60 £16.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -8.75% -20.00% +9.83%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 3,269 1,593 3,053
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.74% 90.20% 92.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,732 985 1,895
10th Percentile £325 £220 £220
25th Percentile £413 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -3.85% -0.95%
75th Percentile £613 £623 £616
90th Percentile £700 £688 £700
England median daily rate £520 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +1.46% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 573 151 455
10th Percentile £17.77 £17.79 £13.85
25th Percentile £28.50 £18.87 £27.50
Median hourly rate £57.50 £36.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.72% -34.55% -12.70%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.00 £71.25
90th Percentile £74.20 £75.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £45.00 £28.75 £39.55
% change year-on-year +56.52% -27.31% -12.11%

Service Desk Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Service Desk Support job vacancy trend in the South West

Service Desk Support
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Desk Support job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Desk Support job vacancies in the South West

Service Desk Support
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Desk Support job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Desk Support job vacancies in the South West

Service Desk Support
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 Service Desk Support within the South West region over the 6 months to 17 June 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
Bristol -16 8 £225 +12.50%
Service Desk Support
England

Service Desk Support Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 17 June 2026, Service 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 South West region featuring Service Desk Support in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 8 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 8 (100.00%) Windows
2 5 (62.50%) Microsoft
2 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (37.50%) ITSM
3 3 (37.50%) Performance Metrics
3 3 (37.50%) Service Delivery
3 3 (37.50%) Windows 10

Service Desk Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 8 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 8 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 8 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (37.50%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (37.50%) ITSM
3 3 (37.50%) Performance Metrics
3 3 (37.50%) Service Delivery
System Software
1 8 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft