Deskside Support
UK
The median Deskside Support daily rate in the UK is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 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 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 514 | 567 | 654 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +53 | +87 | +143 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Deskside Support | 6 | 31 | 58 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.020% | 0.071% | 0.097% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.022% | 0.077% | 0.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 21 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £183 | £123 | £168 |
| 25th Percentile | £194 | £180 | £185 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £190 | £200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | +2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £208 | £208 | £240 |
| 90th Percentile | £223 | £269 | £288 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £198 | £190 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.27% | +3.95% | +26.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £26.38 | £17.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.25 | £26.75 | £17.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £28.50 | £18.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.04% | +52.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £33.75 | £31.19 | £20.88 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £40.75 | £25.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £32.50 | £28.50 | £18.63 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.04% | +53.02% | -0.67% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 27,138 | 40,367 | 56,304 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.49% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,714 | 26,265 | 39,350 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,034 | 2,668 | 1,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.06 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.02 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.49% | -19.95% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.50 | £42.43 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.11% | -6.91% | +117.60% |
Deskside Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Deskside Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Deskside Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Deskside Support.
Deskside Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Deskside Support.
Deskside Support
Top 5 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Deskside Support within the UK over the 6 months to 2 May 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 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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| England | +30 | 5 | £200 | +5.26% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +43 | 4 | £200 | +1.27% | 6 |
| South West | +43 | 3 | £200 | - | |
| London | +34 | 2 | £198 | +32.17% | 4 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - |
Deskside Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Deskside 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 featuring Deskside Support in the job title.
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Deskside Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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