Desktop Support Specialist
UK
The median Desktop Support Specialist daily rate in the UK is £308 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 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 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 589 | 703 | 851 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +114 | +148 | -168 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Specialist | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.005% | 0.007% | 0.012% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.005% | 0.007% | 0.013% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £167 | £158 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £174 | £163 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £308 | £188 | £175 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +64.40% | +7.14% | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £375 | £199 | £253 |
| 90th Percentile | £410 | £206 | £275 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £165 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.71% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £16.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £16.25 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +16.07% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,491 | 57,026 | 85,241 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.56% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,430 | 39,779 | 59,788 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,635 | 1,621 | 2,118 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.36 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.50 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.11% | +95.65% | +0.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.99 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Specialist.
Desktop Support Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support Specialist over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.
Desktop Support Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Specialist.
Desktop Support Specialist
Top 3 Contract 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 23 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +113 | 2 | £308 | +64.40% | |
| London | +100 | 2 | £308 | +46.79% | |
| Work from Home | - | 1 | £417 | - |
Desktop Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, 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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