Desktop Support Contracts in Wiltshire

Desktop Support
South West > Wiltshire

The median Desktop Support daily rate in Wiltshire is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 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
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 53 85 68
Rank change year-on-year +32 -17 -10
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 3 7 28
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wiltshire 0.68% 0.76% 2.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.76% 0.85% 2.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 25
10th Percentile - - £193
25th Percentile - £143 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £145 £205
Median % change year-on-year +37.93% -29.27% -14.58%
75th Percentile - £181 £250
90th Percentile - £201 £353
South West median daily rate £225 £193 £200
% change year-on-year +16.88% -3.75% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 0
Median hourly rate £25.15 £28.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -11.75% - -
South West median hourly rate £32.50 £28.50 £22.97
% change year-on-year +14.04% +24.09% -4.30%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wiltshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wiltshire. 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 Wiltshire with a recognized job title 393 823 1,006
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.51% 89.26% 93.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 272 630 806
10th Percentile £263 £308 £363
25th Percentile £462 £463 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +6.88% -2.18% +3.77%
75th Percentile £638 £645 £669
90th Percentile £688 £725 £725
South West median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 31 12
10th Percentile - £12.79 £23.55
25th Percentile £18.87 £13.52 £56.06
Median hourly rate £21.75 £16.50 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year +31.82% -73.81% +15.60%
75th Percentile £25.15 £52.13 £77.50
90th Percentile - £74.00 £86.50
South West median hourly rate £34.34 £55.00 £63.00
% change year-on-year -37.56% -12.70% +30.23%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire

Job postings that featured Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire.

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Wiltshire

Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in Wiltshire.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support in Wiltshire

Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wiltshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in Wiltshire.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support in Wiltshire

Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in Wiltshire

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 Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 24 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
Swindon -1 1 £200 +37.93%
Tidworth - 1 - -
Desktop Support
South West

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire

For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, 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 across the Wiltshire region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Workflow
1 2 (66.67%) Migration
1 2 (66.67%) Workflow Management
1 2 (66.67%) Time Management
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Data Entry
1 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Legal
2 1 (33.33%) MCP
2 1 (33.33%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (33.33%) A+ Certification

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Legal
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (66.67%) Data Entry
1 2 (66.67%) Migration
1 2 (66.67%) Time Management
1 2 (66.67%) Workflow
1 2 (66.67%) Workflow Management
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) A+ Certification
2 1 (33.33%) MCP
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft