Desktop Support Analyst Contracts with Work from Home Options

Desktop Support Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Desktop Support Analyst daily rate in Work from Home is £195 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 334 460 601
Rank change year-on-year +126 +141 -108
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Analyst 5 5 16
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.034% 0.020% 0.036%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.036% 0.021% 0.038%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 5 8
10th Percentile £157 £193 £200
25th Percentile £175 £220 £211
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £195 £300 £238
Median % change year-on-year -35.00% +26.32% +5.56%
75th Percentile £217 - £288
90th Percentile £225 £345 £329
UK median daily rate £185 £238 £203
% change year-on-year -22.11% +17.28% +5.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £21.30
25th Percentile - - £22.13
Median hourly rate - - £24.50
75th Percentile - - £27.13
90th Percentile - - £28.10
UK median hourly rate £21.00 £23.65 £21.50
% change year-on-year -11.19% +9.98% +27.52%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with a WFH option. 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 13,873 23,568 42,083
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.55% 95.33% 95.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,324 16,647 30,443
10th Percentile £325 £362 £356
25th Percentile £425 £445 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £723
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 559 539 600
10th Percentile £14.27 £17.50 £13.50
25th Percentile £22.68 £25.71 £19.33
Median hourly rate £44.00 £53.35 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.53% +52.43% +44.33%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.13 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.25 £68.16
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -18.89% +87.50% +6.67%

Desktop Support Analyst
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Desktop Support Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Desktop Support Analyst trend for jobs with a WFH option

Desktop Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Desktop Support Analyst.

Desktop Support Analyst daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Desktop Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Desktop Support Analyst.

Desktop Support Analyst hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Desktop Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 15 May 2024, Desktop Support Analyst 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 jobs with a WFH option featuring Desktop Support Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Windows
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (40.00%) ITIL
2 2 (40.00%) ITSM
2 2 (40.00%) Android
2 2 (40.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (20.00%) Health Technology
3 1 (20.00%) iPhone
3 1 (20.00%) Mac OS
3 1 (20.00%) Azure
3 1 (20.00%) iPad
3 1 (20.00%) Apple iOS
3 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (20.00%) SLA
3 1 (20.00%) Entra ID

Desktop Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (20.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) Entra ID
General
1 1 (20.00%) Health Technology
1 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) iPad
1 1 (20.00%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
2 2 (40.00%) Android
2 2 (40.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (20.00%) Apple iOS
3 1 (20.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) ITIL
1 2 (40.00%) ITSM
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft