Help Desk Support Contracts in the West Midlands

Help Desk Support
England > West Midlands

As of 25 April 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Help Desk Support daily rate in the West Midlands.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 112 141 159
Rank change year-on-year +29 +18 -36
Contract jobs requiring a Help Desk Support 2 1 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.10% 0.042% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.044% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £130
Median % change year-on-year - - +8.00%
England median daily rate £145 £675 £135
% change year-on-year -78.52% +400.00% +3.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 5
10th Percentile - - £11.70
25th Percentile - £26.00 £12.38
Median hourly rate - £27.00 £12.63
Median % change year-on-year - +113.78% -
75th Percentile - £28.00 £12.88
90th Percentile - - £13.76
England median hourly rate £13.50 £18.50 £15.50
% change year-on-year -27.01% +19.32% +14.81%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 1,763 2,276 3,434
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.30% 94.79% 96.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,186 1,566 2,513
10th Percentile £258 £250 £213
25th Percentile £363 £388 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £486 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.75% +5.26% +17.28%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £700 £688 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 133 68 85
10th Percentile £11.97 £12.50 £12.30
25th Percentile £15.00 £15.07 £14.00
Median hourly rate £22.50 £19.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.42% +11.76% +6.25%
75th Percentile £42.50 £26.19 £20.00
90th Percentile £56.00 £54.88 £23.15
England median hourly rate £35.65 £45.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -20.78% +100.00% +0.36%

Help Desk Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings that featured Help Desk Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Help Desk Support in the West Midlands

Help Desk Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Support in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Help Desk Support in the West Midlands

Help Desk Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Support in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Help Desk Support in the West Midlands

Help Desk Support
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 Support within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 25 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
Coventry +12 1 - -
Solihull - 1 - -
Help Desk Support
England

Help Desk Support Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, 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 Midlands region featuring Help Desk Support in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
1 1 (50.00%) Android
1 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills

Help Desk Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Android
1 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) SLA