Help Desk Support
Scotland > West Lothian
The median Help Desk Support daily rate in West Lothian is £163, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 June 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 21 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | -3 | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Help Desk Support | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Lothian | 2.70% | 5.88% | 12.50% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.78% | 6.06% | 13.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £156 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £163 | - | £120 |
| 75th Percentile | £169 | - | £130 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £163 | £163 | £120 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +35.42% | -7.34% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £21.50 | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | - | £15.25 | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Lothian
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Lothian. 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 West Lothian with a recognized job title | 36 | 33 | 38 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 97.30% | 97.06% | 95.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 20 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £59 | £120 |
| 25th Percentile | £138 | £130 | £130 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £175 | £244 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.21% | -42.65% | +4.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £194 | £509 | £559 |
| 90th Percentile | £359 | £578 | £622 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | +1.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.06 | £17.05 | £30.53 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.68 | £19.00 | £52.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.30 | £26.50 | £70.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.72% | -62.41% | +261.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.03 | £39.38 | £78.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £18.80 | £44.55 | £84.05 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £19.71 | £19.50 | £18.93 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.08% | +3.01% | -49.43% |
Help Desk Support
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian
Job postings that featured Help Desk Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Lothian.
Help Desk Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West Lothian
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Support in West Lothian.
Help Desk Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West Lothian
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Support in West Lothian.
Help Desk Support
Contract Job Locations in West Lothian
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Support within the West Lothian region over the 6 months to 21 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston | +3 | 1 | £163 | - | 1 |
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Help Desk Support Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Lothian
For the 6 months to 21 June 2025, Help Desk 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 across the West Lothian region featuring Help Desk Support in the job title.
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Help Desk Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Lothian 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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