Help Desk Technician Contract Job Trends in Stockport

Help Desk Technician
Manchester > Stockport

The median Help Desk Technician daily rate in Stockport is £155, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
2 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Help Desk Technician 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Stockport 8.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 16.67% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £153 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £155 - -
75th Percentile £158 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median daily rate £155 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Stockport

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Stockport. 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 Stockport with a recognized job title 6 3 17
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 50.00% 100.00% 89.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 11
10th Percentile £212 - £302
25th Percentile £301 - £304
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £400 £500
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -20.00% +53.85%
75th Percentile £622 - £567
90th Percentile £661 - £625
Manchester median daily rate £450 £463 £500
% change year-on-year -2.70% -7.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £23.38
25th Percentile - - £42.10
Median hourly rate - - £58.75
Median % change year-on-year - - +38.24%
75th Percentile - - £65.31
90th Percentile - - £65.88
Manchester median hourly rate £25.08 £32.50 £21.25
% change year-on-year -22.85% +52.94% -45.51%

Help Desk Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Stockport

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Help Desk Technician' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stockport.

Help Desk Technician job vacancy trend in Stockport

Help Desk Technician Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stockport

For the 6 months to 2 January 2026, Help Desk Technician 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 Stockport region featuring Help Desk Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

Help Desk Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stockport 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
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
Help Desk Technician jobs