Desktop Support
UK
The median Desktop Support daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 309 | 293 | 349 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | +56 | +93 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support | 320 | 537 | 682 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.74% | 0.90% | 0.77% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.80% | 0.95% | 0.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 239 | 386 | 463 |
| 10th Percentile | £124 | £140 | £123 |
| 25th Percentile | £143 | £163 | £145 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £200 | £182 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +9.89% | +5.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £225 | £250 | £225 |
| 90th Percentile | £280 | £297 | £262 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £200 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +14.29% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 29 | 45 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.25 | £15.33 | £15.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.27 | £18.13 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £22.25 | £19.22 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.62% | +15.79% | +13.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.00 | £25.71 | £23.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.50 | £27.53 | £25.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £20.00 | £19.38 | £18.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.23% | +3.33% | +12.41% |
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 | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £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 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support.
Desktop Support
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support.
Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Desktop Support over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Desktop Support
Top 17 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 within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 |
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| England | +11 | 290 | £200 | -0.67% | 56 |
| UK excluding London | -45 | 177 | £200 | - | 28 |
| London | +56 | 142 | £200 | -6.98% | 36 |
| South East | 0 | 64 | £205 | - | 4 |
| Work from Home | +85 | 37 | £190 | -15.56% | 7 |
| South West | -13 | 30 | £190 | -5.00% | 5 |
| North of England | +15 | 28 | £160 | -22.42% | 3 |
| Scotland | +12 | 18 | £152 | -31.91% | 10 |
| North West | +18 | 17 | £140 | -30.00% | 2 |
| Midlands | +1 | 14 | £178 | +7.58% | 2 |
| East of England | -15 | 13 | £175 | -7.89% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 9 | £190 | +13.43% | 1 |
| Wales | +8 | 8 | £135 | -28.95% | |
| North East | +17 | 6 | £190 | -10.59% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 5 | £122 | -26.06% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 5 | £195 | -7.14% | |
| Northern Ireland | +4 | 3 | £140 | -32.53% |
Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 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 featuring Desktop Support in the job title.
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Desktop 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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