Desktop Support Specialist
UK
As of 28 August 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Desktop Support Specialist daily rate in the UK.
| 6 months to 28 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 550 | 555 | 661 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +106 | +183 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Specialist | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.012% | 0.010% | 0.014% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.013% | 0.011% | 0.015% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £240 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £286 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £393 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +57.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £531 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £595 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £17.46 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £17.46 |
All DemandTrendContract 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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 29,883 | 36,065 | 48,088 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.22% | 92.99% | 94.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,832 | 22,880 | 33,111 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £300 | £305 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | -1.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £621 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,568 | 1,910 | 1,484 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.73 | £14.16 | £14.71 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.08 | £19.50 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £43.32 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.51% | -0.73% | +66.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.78 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.00 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +7.50% | +86.05% |
Desktop Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Support Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Support Specialist
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Specialist job vacancies in the UK.
Desktop Support Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Specialist job vacancies in the UK.
Desktop Support Specialist
Top 5 DemandTrendContract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support Specialist within the UK 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +16 | 4 | - | - | 3 |
| London | +22 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| North East | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| UK excluding London | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| North of England | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
Desktop Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, Desktop Support Specialist 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 Desktop Support Specialist in the job title.
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Desktop Support Specialist 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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