Desktop Support
UK > Work from Home
The median Desktop Support daily rate in Work from Home is £190 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 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 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 315 | 398 | 537 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +83 | +139 | -119 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support | 39 | 82 | 75 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 0.25% | 0.32% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | 0.33% | 0.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 51 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £103 | £200 | £153 |
| 25th Percentile | £142 | £201 | £163 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £190 | £225 | £200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.56% | +12.50% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £217 | £272 | £238 |
| 90th Percentile | £288 | £300 | £303 |
| UK median daily rate | £200 | £200 | £183 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +9.59% | +7.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £25.00 | £16.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.75 | - | £18.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.50 | £25.71 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.85% | +16.86% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £30.25 | - | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £26.25 |
| UK median hourly rate | £21.00 | £22.25 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.62% | +11.25% | +15.94% |
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 | 14,427 | 24,808 | 42,542 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.51% | 95.30% | 95.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,637 | 17,506 | 30,709 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £358 | £355 |
| 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 | £745 | £750 | £713 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 561 | 577 | 607 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.27 | £18.31 | £12.85 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.58 | £26.25 | £18.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £55.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.82% | +57.14% | +40.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £68.75 | £55.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.25 | £80.25 | £66.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £35.68 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.71% | +95.65% | +1.41% |
Desktop Support
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Support
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.
Desktop Support
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Desktop Support over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
Desktop Support
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.
Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, 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 jobs with a WFH option featuring Desktop Support in the job title.
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Desktop Support 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: