Desktop Support
UK > UK excluding London
The median Desktop Support daily rate in the UK excluding London is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 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 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 229 | 182 | 172 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -47 | -10 | +78 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support | 170 | 315 | 452 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 0.82% | 1.37% | 1.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.88% | 1.46% | 1.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 129 | 230 | 318 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £155 | £130 |
| 25th Percentile | £141 | £175 | £145 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £200 | £184 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.84% | +14.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £218 | £244 | £219 |
| 90th Percentile | £226 | £280 | £250 |
| UK median daily rate | £200 | £200 | £190 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 25 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.50 | £14.46 | £15.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.75 | £16.54 | £16.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.14 | £18.75 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.05% | +4.17% | +6.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £30.25 | £20.93 | £23.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.88 | £28.90 | £25.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £21.00 | £23.50 | £19.22 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.64% | +22.30% | +13.97% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 | 19,265 | 21,604 | 29,212 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.41% | 94.27% | 95.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11,619 | 15,031 | 20,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £225 | £206 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £390 | £370 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +9.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £600 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £688 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,432 | 1,082 | 1,393 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.50 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.75 | £18.01 | £14.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £65.00 | £45.20 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £75.50 | £61.19 |
| UK median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +14.34% |
Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings that featured Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in the UK excluding London.
Desktop Support
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in the UK excluding London.
Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Desktop Support in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Desktop Support
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 within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 2 June 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 |
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| South East | -31 | 48 | £205 | +1.82% | 5 |
| Scotland | +37 | 30 | £200 | -21.57% | 7 |
| South West | -12 | 30 | £190 | -5.00% | 9 |
| North of England | +2 | 27 | £175 | -12.50% | 8 |
| North West | +11 | 16 | £140 | -32.12% | 5 |
| East of England | -14 | 14 | £175 | -7.89% | 7 |
| Midlands | +8 | 12 | £150 | -25.47% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 7 | £165 | +13.79% | 3 |
| Wales | +12 | 6 | £135 | -28.95% | |
| North East | +11 | 6 | £190 | +8.57% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 5 | £122 | -43.26% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 5 | £195 | -11.36% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 3 | £140 | -30.00% | |
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Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 2 June 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 UK excluding London region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.
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Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:
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