Desktop Support
UK
The median Desktop Support daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 299 | 296 | 351 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +55 | +101 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support | 306 | 496 | 684 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.72% | 0.87% | 0.77% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.78% | 0.92% | 0.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 227 | 353 | 486 |
| 10th Percentile | £125 | £140 | £127 |
| 25th Percentile | £143 | £170 | £145 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £200 | £190 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +9.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £219 | £250 | £230 |
| 90th Percentile | £269 | £292 | £267 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £200 | £180 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | +20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 32 | 44 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.33 | £15.30 | £15.09 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £17.97 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £23.25 | £18.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.68% | +25.68% | +9.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.44 | £25.71 | £22.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.25 | £27.84 | £27.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £20.00 | £18.75 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +4.17% | +6.76% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 39,468 | 54,175 | 84,246 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.61% | 95.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,716 | 37,826 | 59,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,504 | 2,051 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +4.19% |
Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support.
Desktop Support
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support.
Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Desktop Support over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
Desktop Support
Top 17 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. 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 |
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| England | +8 | 271 | £200 | - | 64 |
| UK excluding London | -51 | 171 | £200 | - | 50 |
| London | +60 | 134 | £195 | -7.69% | 27 |
| South East | -9 | 54 | £205 | +0.82% | 8 |
| Work from Home | +67 | 33 | £190 | -9.02% | 8 |
| South West | -18 | 30 | £190 | -5.00% | 10 |
| North of England | +10 | 27 | £160 | -20.00% | 6 |
| Scotland | +29 | 24 | £200 | -17.53% | 10 |
| North West | +16 | 16 | £140 | -32.12% | 1 |
| Midlands | -1 | 13 | £178 | -3.40% | 8 |
| East of England | -13 | 13 | £175 | -7.89% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +9 | 8 | £190 | +16.92% | 4 |
| Wales | +14 | 7 | £135 | -28.95% | |
| North East | +11 | 6 | £190 | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 5 | £122 | -39.38% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +1 | 5 | £195 | -2.50% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 3 | £140 | -32.53% | 1 |
Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 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 job ads featuring Desktop Support in the job title.
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Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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