Desktop Support Contracts in Swindon

Desktop Support
Wiltshire > Swindon

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Swindon is £145 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 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
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 16 18 41
Rank change year-on-year +2 +23 -13
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 6 15 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Swindon 4.80% 6.33% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.13% 6.36% 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 15 1
10th Percentile - £193 -
25th Percentile £143 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £145 £200 £160
Median % change year-on-year -27.50% +25.00% -8.57%
75th Percentile £148 £338 -
90th Percentile - £353 -
Wiltshire median daily rate £145 £204 £143
% change year-on-year -28.92% +43.16% -18.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26.75 - -
Median hourly rate £28.50 - -
75th Percentile £30.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wiltshire median hourly rate £28.50 - £26.50

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Swindon

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Swindon. 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 Swindon with a recognized job title 117 236 305
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.60% 99.58% 93.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 191 212
10th Percentile £144 £200 £255
25th Percentile £200 £425 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -19.05% +5.00% +13.96%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £588
90th Percentile £755 £694 £661
Wiltshire median daily rate £550 £550 £505
% change year-on-year - +8.91% +6.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 1 3
10th Percentile £13.89 - £15.18
25th Percentile £14.36 - £15.44
Median hourly rate £16.50 £63.00 £17.25
Median % change year-on-year -73.81% +265.22% -27.25%
75th Percentile £30.25 - £26.19
90th Percentile - - £30.73
Wiltshire median hourly rate £16.50 £65.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -74.81% +19.09% +14.58%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Swindon

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Swindon

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Swindon

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Swindon

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Swindon

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swindon

For the 6 months to 19 April 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 Swindon region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Onboarding
2 3 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (50.00%) ServiceNow
2 3 (50.00%) Windows
2 3 (50.00%) Pharmaceutical
2 3 (50.00%) Operations Management
3 2 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 2 (33.33%) Customer-Centric Approach
3 2 (33.33%) Customer-Centricity
3 2 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 2 (33.33%) Infrastructure Management
4 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (16.67%) Driving Licence
4 1 (16.67%) Firmware
4 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swindon 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 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
General
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (16.67%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 3 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (50.00%) Operations Management
2 2 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 2 (33.33%) Customer-Centric Approach
2 2 (33.33%) Customer-Centricity
2 2 (33.33%) Infrastructure Management
2 2 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) ServiceNow