Desktop Support Contracts in Tyne and Wear

Desktop Support
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Tyne and Wear is £195, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 August 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
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 26 29
Rank change year-on-year +1 +3 +31
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 7 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 3.13% 0.61% 0.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.38% 0.66% 0.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile £138 - -
25th Percentile £188 - £145
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £195 - £150
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.56%
75th Percentile £203 - £155
90th Percentile - - -
North East median daily rate £195 £190 £150
% change year-on-year +2.63% +26.67% +46.34%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Tyne and Wear

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 207 151 179
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.41% 91.52% 92.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 134 83 123
10th Percentile £200 £317 £266
25th Percentile £400 £369 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £450 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% -14.29% -
75th Percentile £550 £544 £625
90th Percentile £638 £649 £720
North East median daily rate £463 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +2.78% - -12.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 9 4
10th Percentile £12.50 £18.20 £14.20
25th Percentile £12.94 £23.00 £16.00
Median hourly rate £16.00 £50.00 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year -68.00% +104.08% +60.66%
75th Percentile £20.63 £70.00 £32.44
90th Percentile £36.00 - £33.23
North East median hourly rate £14.50 £46.18 £32.25
% change year-on-year -68.60% +43.19% +82.67%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Tyne and Wear

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Tyne and Wear.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Tyne and Wear

Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Tyne and Wear.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Tyne and Wear

Desktop Support
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 28 August 2025. 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Sunderland - 4 £195 - 2
Newcastle upon Tyne -3 3 £110 - 3
Desktop Support
North East

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 28 August 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 Tyne and Wear region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Windows
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 7 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 6 (85.71%) Service Management
2 6 (85.71%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (85.71%) Patch Management
3 5 (71.43%) Degree
3 5 (71.43%) Microsoft
3 5 (71.43%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (57.14%) ITIL
5 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
6 2 (28.57%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (28.57%) Inventory Management
6 2 (28.57%) Azure
6 2 (28.57%) PowerShell
6 2 (28.57%) Windows 10
6 2 (28.57%) Mobile Device Management
6 2 (28.57%) Finance
6 2 (28.57%) OneDrive
7 1 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
7 1 (14.29%) MS Visio
7 1 (14.29%) A+ Certification
7 1 (14.29%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (14.29%) WebEx
7 1 (14.29%) Remote Desktop
7 1 (14.29%) Data Centre
7 1 (14.29%) ITSM
7 1 (14.29%) Bomgar

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (14.29%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (28.57%) Azure
2 2 (28.57%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Remote Desktop
1 1 (14.29%) WebEx
General
1 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Finance
3 1 (14.29%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (28.57%) Windows 10
3 1 (14.29%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Patch Management
1 6 (85.71%) Service Management
2 4 (57.14%) ITIL
3 2 (28.57%) Inventory Management
3 2 (28.57%) Mobile Device Management
4 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
4 1 (14.29%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) Degree
2 1 (14.29%) A+ Certification
System Software
1 7 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (28.57%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Bomgar