Desktop Support Consultant Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Desktop Support Consultant
UK > UK excluding London

The median Desktop Support Consultant daily rate in the UK excluding London is £140, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 458 - 383
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Consultant 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.004% - 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% - 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £140 - £250
UK median daily rate £140 - £250

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 24,942 13,645 17,460
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.19% 90.45% 92.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,157 8,419 10,677
10th Percentile £306 £217 £215
25th Percentile £410 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £575 £600
90th Percentile £688 £650 £675
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,921 1,181 1,886
10th Percentile £15.00 £13.50 £13.62
25th Percentile £21.14 £16.50 £18.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +78.93% -41.51% +7.50%
75th Percentile £68.00 £55.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.61 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +73.38% -40.82% -1.88%

Desktop Support Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Support Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Desktop Support Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Desktop Support Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Consultant job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Consultant job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Desktop Support Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Consultant job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Consultant job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Desktop Support Consultant
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support Consultant within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 July 2026. 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
Scotland - 1 £140 - 1
Desktop Support Consultant
UK

Desktop Support Consultant Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 30 July 2026, Desktop Support Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Desktop Support Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Desktop Support Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow