Help Desk Consultant Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Help Desk Consultant
England > West Midlands

As of 20 August 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Help Desk Consultant daily rate in the West Midlands.

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 165 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Help Desk Consultant 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.087% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.095% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate £560 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 3,161 1,533 1,740
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.02% 90.02% 91.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,897 983 1,181
10th Percentile £325 £235 £250
25th Percentile £410 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £580 £575 £613
90th Percentile £675 £640 £713
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 227 111 77
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.62 £13.00
25th Percentile £20.28 £14.00 £15.22
Median hourly rate £31.10 £25.00 £19.59
Median % change year-on-year +24.40% +27.62% -5.52%
75th Percentile £53.75 £35.49 £35.00
90th Percentile £67.84 £50.00 £51.00
England median hourly rate £42.50 £26.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +63.46% -42.22% +6.95%

Help Desk Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Help Desk Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Help Desk Consultant job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Help Desk Consultant
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Consultant within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 20 August 2026. 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
Staffordshire - 3 - - 2
Help Desk Consultant
England

Help Desk Consultant Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 20 August 2026, Help Desk Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the West Midlands region featuring Help Desk Consultant in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Oracle
1 3 (100.00%) Oracle Fusion
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (33.33%) Requirements Workshops
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
3 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation

Help Desk Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) Oracle Fusion
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Workshops
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Oracle