Desktop Manager
UK > Work from Home
The median Desktop Manager daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £480, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 May 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
16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
312 |
337 |
456 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+25 |
+119 |
+137 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Manager |
2 |
2 |
9 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option |
0.020% |
0.013% |
0.036% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.022% |
0.014% |
0.038% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£398 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£480 |
- |
£440 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-13.73% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£488 |
| UK median daily rate |
£480 |
£550 |
£440 |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.73% |
+25.00% |
-14.98% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
9,171 |
13,875 |
23,568 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.81% |
93.57% |
95.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,244 |
9,325 |
16,647 |
| 10th Percentile |
£334 |
£325 |
£362 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£425 |
£445 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£520 |
£525 |
£540 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-0.95% |
-2.78% |
+2.86% |
| 75th Percentile |
£638 |
£638 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£767 |
£750 |
£750 |
| UK median daily rate |
£513 |
£525 |
£540 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.38% |
-2.78% |
+2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
217 |
559 |
539 |
| 10th Percentile |
£14.00 |
£14.27 |
£17.50 |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.00 |
£22.68 |
£25.71 |
| Median hourly rate |
£35.00 |
£44.00 |
£53.35 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-20.45% |
-17.53% |
+52.43% |
| 75th Percentile |
£67.50 |
£65.00 |
£68.13 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77.50 |
£75.25 |
£80.25 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£28.18 |
£36.50 |
£45.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-22.79% |
-18.89% |
+87.50% |
