Desktop Support
England > Yorkshire
The median Desktop Support daily rate in Yorkshire is £235, 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 | 88 | 98 | 93 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | -5 | +28 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 1.00% | 0.29% | 1.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.06% | 0.32% | 1.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 5 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £152 | £154 |
| 25th Percentile | £209 | £163 | £165 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £235 | £195 | £180 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.51% | +8.33% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £200 | £260 |
| 90th Percentile | £246 | £202 | £280 |
| England median daily rate | £210 | £200 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £12.00 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £14.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £16.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £22.93 | £23.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.69% | -0.32% | +17.30% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Yorkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title | 1,131 | 1,560 | 2,083 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.17% | 90.38% | 96.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 709 | 973 | 1,407 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £252 | £223 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £400 | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £495 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -5.71% | +7.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £580 | £618 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £650 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -4.55% | +2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 43 | 74 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.25 | £11.30 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.10 | £12.53 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.24 | £17.50 | £20.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.37% | -14.63% | +10.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.14 | £25.83 | £32.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £33.38 | £53.75 | £52.13 |
| England median hourly rate | £28.75 | £39.55 | £43.63 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.31% | -9.35% | +78.37% |
Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Job postings that featured Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in Yorkshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in Yorkshire.
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Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire
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 Yorkshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Yorkshire | +7 | 6 | £235 | +20.51% | |
| North Yorkshire | +13 | 4 | £269 | +34.38% | 1 |
| South Yorkshire | -2 | 2 | £126 | -16.00% | |
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Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire
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 Yorkshire region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.
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Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire 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: