Desktop Support Contracts in Suffolk

Desktop Support
East of England > Suffolk

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Suffolk is £220 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 8 24 27
Rank change year-on-year +16 +3 -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 5 2 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Suffolk 8.62% 1.35% 1.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.93% 1.41% 1.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £187 - -
25th Percentile £205 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £226 - -
East of England median daily rate £193 £190 £190
% change year-on-year +1.32% - +31.03%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Suffolk

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Suffolk. 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 Suffolk with a recognized job title 56 142 143
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.55% 95.95% 95.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 116 87
10th Percentile £105 £313 £225
25th Percentile £182 £463 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £625 £488
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +28.21% +35.42%
75th Percentile £547 £700 £575
90th Percentile £650 £745 £663
East of England median daily rate £450 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 7 6
10th Percentile - £13.65 £14.19
25th Percentile £11.25 £14.88 £15.44
Median hourly rate £11.50 £16.50 £18.20
Median % change year-on-year -30.30% -9.34% +31.17%
75th Percentile £42.25 £19.21 £22.54
90th Percentile £61.83 £20.03 £24.13
East of England median hourly rate £43.00 £34.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year +26.47% +119.35% -8.69%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Suffolk

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Suffolk

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Suffolk

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Suffolk

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Suffolk

Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in Suffolk

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 Suffolk region over the 6 months to 3 May 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
Leiston 0 3 £220 -
Desktop Support
East of England

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Suffolk

For the 6 months to 3 May 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 Suffolk region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 5 (100.00%) VPN
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) iPhone
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) iPad
1 5 (100.00%) Windows 10
2 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (60.00%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (60.00%) Antivirus Management
3 3 (60.00%) Inventory Management
3 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (60.00%) Customer Service
3 3 (60.00%) ITIL
3 3 (60.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (60.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (60.00%) Time Management
3 3 (60.00%) ITIL Certification
3 3 (60.00%) McAfee
4 1 (20.00%) Public Sector

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Suffolk 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 5 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) iPad
1 5 (100.00%) iPhone
2 3 (60.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Antivirus Management
1 3 (60.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (60.00%) Inventory Management
1 3 (60.00%) ITIL
1 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (60.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 3 (60.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (60.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (60.00%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (60.00%) McAfee