Desktop Support Contracts in the Thames Valley

Desktop Support
South East > Thames Valley

The median Desktop Support daily rate in the Thames Valley is £215 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 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
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 107 129 120
Rank change year-on-year +22 -9 -2
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 32 23 48
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.19% 0.78% 1.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.27% 0.83% 1.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 16 32
10th Percentile £197 £163 £117
25th Percentile £213 £180 £123
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £215 £222 £138
Median % change year-on-year -3.15% +61.45% -8.33%
75th Percentile £218 £330 £173
90th Percentile £231 £461 £206
South East median daily rate £205 £205 £181
% change year-on-year - +13.10% +19.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 5
10th Percentile - £17.20 -
25th Percentile - £18.63 £21.00
Median hourly rate £16.00 £21.00 £21.05
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% -0.24% -
75th Percentile - £22.00 -
90th Percentile - £22.60 -
South East median hourly rate £29.50 £22.25 £18.00
% change year-on-year +32.58% +23.61% -14.49%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,517 2,768 3,336
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.53% 94.21% 96.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,432 1,916 2,273
10th Percentile £207 £313 £188
25th Percentile £370 £406 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 191 77 101
10th Percentile £15.85 £17.11 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £20.00 £12.50
Median hourly rate £45.00 £45.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year - +157.14% -16.86%
75th Percentile £62.90 £66.21 £23.75
90th Percentile £84.40 £79.19 £57.38
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £48.40 £21.00
% change year-on-year -1.86% +130.48% -13.40%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in the Thames Valley

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in the Thames Valley

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Desktop Support in the Thames Valley

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in the Thames Valley

Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 26 April 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
Berkshire +6 24 £215 +30.30% 1
Buckinghamshire +27 5 £220 -0.90%
Oxfordshire +8 3 £133 -59.85%
Desktop Support
South East

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 26 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 Thames Valley region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 30 (93.75%) Windows
2 22 (68.75%) Microsoft
2 22 (68.75%) SCCM
2 22 (68.75%) Windows 10
3 21 (65.63%) Social Skills
4 20 (62.50%) HP
5 19 (59.38%) ITIL
5 19 (59.38%) Security Cleared
5 19 (59.38%) Windows 7
5 19 (59.38%) Customer Service
5 19 (59.38%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (56.25%) Hardware Maintenance
6 18 (56.25%) Driving Licence
6 18 (56.25%) DV Cleared
6 18 (56.25%) Organisational Skills
6 18 (56.25%) Microsoft Office
7 8 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (12.50%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (12.50%) Active Directory
8 4 (12.50%) Telecoms
8 4 (12.50%) Manufacturing
8 4 (12.50%) Mac OS
8 4 (12.50%) Mobile Device Management
9 3 (9.38%) Electronics
9 3 (9.38%) Digital Marketing
9 3 (9.38%) Marketing
9 3 (9.38%) Programme Management
9 3 (9.38%) Finance
9 3 (9.38%) Business Intelligence
9 3 (9.38%) Apple

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 4 (12.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (3.13%) Exchange Server 2007
2 1 (3.13%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 18 (56.25%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 8 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (6.25%) Azure
3 1 (3.13%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.25%) VPN
1 2 (6.25%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (3.13%) Cisco IOS
2 1 (3.13%) Wireless
2 1 (3.13%) WLAN
Development Applications
1 1 (3.13%) JIRA
General
1 21 (65.63%) Social Skills
2 18 (56.25%) Organisational Skills
3 4 (12.50%) Manufacturing
3 4 (12.50%) Telecoms
4 3 (9.38%) Electronics
4 3 (9.38%) Finance
4 3 (9.38%) Marketing
4 3 (9.38%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.13%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (3.13%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 18 (56.25%) Driving Licence
2 3 (9.38%) Onboarding
3 2 (6.25%) NHS
3 2 (6.25%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (3.13%) Blackberry
4 1 (3.13%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 30 (93.75%) Windows
2 22 (68.75%) Windows 10
3 19 (59.38%) Windows 7
4 4 (12.50%) Mac OS
5 1 (3.13%) Mac OS X
5 1 (3.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (59.38%) Customer Service
1 19 (59.38%) ITIL
1 19 (59.38%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (56.25%) Hardware Maintenance
3 4 (12.50%) Mobile Device Management
4 3 (9.38%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (9.38%) Digital Marketing
4 3 (9.38%) Programme Management
5 2 (6.25%) Configuration Management
6 1 (3.13%) Asset Management
6 1 (3.13%) Break/Fix
6 1 (3.13%) Change Management
6 1 (3.13%) Coaching
6 1 (3.13%) Computer Science
6 1 (3.13%) E-Commerce
6 1 (3.13%) Incident Management
6 1 (3.13%) People Management
6 1 (3.13%) Project Management
6 1 (3.13%) Service Management
6 1 (3.13%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 19 (59.38%) Security Cleared
2 18 (56.25%) DV Cleared
3 1 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (3.13%) Degree
3 1 (3.13%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.13%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (12.50%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 22 (68.75%) SCCM
2 1 (3.13%) AirWatch
2 1 (3.13%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 22 (68.75%) Microsoft
2 20 (62.50%) HP
3 3 (9.38%) Apple
3 3 (9.38%) SAP
4 2 (6.25%) Remedy
5 1 (3.13%) Cisco
5 1 (3.13%) Citrix
5 1 (3.13%) ServiceNow
5 1 (3.13%) Workday