Desktop Support Technician
UK
The median Desktop Support Technician daily rate in the UK is £128 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 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 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 563 | 682 | 845 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +119 | +163 | -160 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Technician | 15 | 34 | 22 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.035% | 0.058% | 0.025% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.037% | 0.061% | 0.026% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 30 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £135 | £161 |
| 25th Percentile | £123 | £141 | £168 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £128 | £221 | £185 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.37% | +19.59% | -24.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £144 | £245 | £195 |
| 90th Percentile | £244 | £250 | £210 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £130 | £193 | £188 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.47% | +2.67% | -28.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £21.45 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £25.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | £20.93 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.55% | -35.60% | +97.21% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £41.88 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £46.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £16.00 | £20.93 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.55% | +10.16% | +8.57% |
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 | 40,246 | 55,892 | 84,695 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.74% | 94.62% | 95.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,216 | 39,044 | 59,517 |
| 10th Percentile | £279 | £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 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,676 | 1,569 | 2,074 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.25 | £15.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £64.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.16 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.11% | +115.96% | +2.74% |
Desktop Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Support Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Support Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Technician.
Desktop Support Technician
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support Technician over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.
Desktop Support Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Technician.
Desktop Support Technician
Top 11 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 Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 6 May 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 | +102 | 14 | £128 | -43.33% | |
| UK excluding London | +45 | 9 | £130 | -32.47% | |
| London | +107 | 6 | £125 | -45.05% | |
| North of England | +28 | 3 | £128 | -43.33% | |
| North West | - | 3 | £128 | - | |
| Midlands | +30 | 2 | £213 | +57.41% | |
| South East | +22 | 2 | £130 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £213 | - | |
| Work from Home | +130 | 1 | £133 | -49.33% | |
| South West | +21 | 1 | £143 | -43.00% | |
| Wales | +9 | 1 | £213 | +11.84% |
Desktop Support Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, Desktop Support Technician 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 Technician in the job title.
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Desktop Support Technician 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: