Desktop Support Contracts in Sunderland

Desktop Support
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Sunderland is £195, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 6 2
Rank change year-on-year +3 -4 -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 3 2 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Sunderland 33.33% 18.18% 25.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 33.33% 18.18% 25.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 3
10th Percentile - - £189
25th Percentile £188 £188 £196
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £195 £195 £213
Median % change year-on-year - -8.24% -
75th Percentile £203 £203 £228
90th Percentile - - £234
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £195 £195 £219
% change year-on-year - -10.86% +21.53%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Sunderland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sunderland. 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 Sunderland with a recognized job title 9 11 12
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 7 8
10th Percentile - £168 £185
25th Percentile £188 £184 £201
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £195 £313
Median % change year-on-year +53.85% -37.60% +13.64%
75th Percentile £450 £427 £459
90th Percentile £480 £449 £596
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £455 £500 £555
% change year-on-year -9.00% -9.91% +11.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £13.30 -
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £13.00 £17.50 -
% change year-on-year -25.71% - -

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Sunderland

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Sunderland

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sunderland

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Sunderland

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Sunderland

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Sunderland

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sunderland

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 Sunderland region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Patch Management

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sunderland 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 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft