Hybrid/Remote Desktop Support Contract Job Trends

Desktop Support
UK > Work from Home

The median Desktop Support daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
27 Oct 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 292 312 350
Rank change year-on-year +20 +38 +173
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 7 16 46
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.071% 0.13% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.076% 0.14% 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 8 27
10th Percentile £176 £165 £143
25th Percentile £200 £174 £186
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £207 £220
Median % change year-on-year +20.63% -5.80% -8.33%
75th Percentile £275 £248 £282
90th Percentile £335 £273 £422
UK median daily rate £200 £210 £200
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £20.54
25th Percentile - - £22.48
Median hourly rate - - £25.71
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £21.46 £24.18 £19.25
% change year-on-year -11.25% +25.61% +6.94%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work 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 9,205 11,302 17,894
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 93.26% 94.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,023 7,123 12,566
10th Percentile £325 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £743
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 307 207 392
10th Percentile £14.78 £19.59 £16.67
25th Percentile £20.50 £26.25 £24.74
Median hourly rate £37.50 £43.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.79% -14.00% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.61 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £72.50 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £39.75 £44.50
% change year-on-year -36.73% -10.67% +61.82%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Support' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Desktop Support job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Desktop Support job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Desktop Support job vacancies

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Desktop Support over the 6 months to 27 October 2025.

Desktop Support daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Desktop Support job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Desktop Support job vacancies

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 27 October 2025, Desktop Support contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft
2 4 (57.14%) Active Directory
3 3 (42.86%) Azure
3 3 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (42.86%) SCCM
3 3 (42.86%) Windows
4 2 (28.57%) Android
4 2 (28.57%) Apple iOS
4 2 (28.57%) Asset Management
4 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
4 2 (28.57%) Entra ID
4 2 (28.57%) Internet
4 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (28.57%) OneDrive
4 2 (28.57%) Skype
4 2 (28.57%) VPN
4 2 (28.57%) Windows 10
5 1 (14.29%) Apple
5 1 (14.29%) Avaya
5 1 (14.29%) CCNA
5 1 (14.29%) Change Management
5 1 (14.29%) Cisco
5 1 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (14.29%) Citrix
5 1 (14.29%) CRM
5 1 (14.29%) Customer Experience
5 1 (14.29%) Degree
5 1 (14.29%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (14.29%) Firmware
5 1 (14.29%) Incident Management

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
1 1 (14.29%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) Azure
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (28.57%) Entra ID
2 2 (28.57%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (28.57%) Internet
1 2 (28.57%) Skype
1 2 (28.57%) VPN
2 1 (14.29%) Intranet
2 1 (14.29%) IP Telephony
2 1 (14.29%) LAN
2 1 (14.29%) TCP/IP
2 1 (14.29%) VoIP
2 1 (14.29%) WAN
2 1 (14.29%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Banking
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (14.29%) BYOD
2 1 (14.29%) Mobile App
2 1 (14.29%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 3 (42.86%) Windows
2 2 (28.57%) Android
2 2 (28.57%) Apple iOS
2 2 (28.57%) Windows 10
3 1 (14.29%) Mac OS X
3 1 (14.29%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Asset Management
1 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
2 1 (14.29%) Change Management
2 1 (14.29%) CRM
2 1 (14.29%) Customer Experience
2 1 (14.29%) Incident Management
2 1 (14.29%) ITIL
2 1 (14.29%) ITSM
2 1 (14.29%) Mobile Device Management
2 1 (14.29%) Patch Management
2 1 (14.29%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (14.29%) Service Management
2 1 (14.29%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) CCNA
1 1 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
1 1 (14.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (14.29%) MCSA
1 1 (14.29%) MCSE
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (14.29%) MOS
System Software
1 4 (57.14%) Active Directory
2 1 (14.29%) Firmware
2 1 (14.29%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (14.29%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (42.86%) SCCM
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Apple
2 1 (14.29%) Avaya
2 1 (14.29%) Cisco
2 1 (14.29%) Citrix
2 1 (14.29%) Polycom
2 1 (14.29%) ServiceNow
2 1 (14.29%) Wyse
11 hybrid/remote Desktop Support jobs