Desktop Support
UK
The median Desktop Support daily rate in the UK is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 302 | 304 | 344 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +40 | +114 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support | 300 | 486 | 656 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.69% | 0.88% | 0.75% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.74% | 0.93% | 0.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 210 | 344 | 464 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £140 | £130 |
| 25th Percentile | £143 | £170 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £203 | £190 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.64% | +7.02% | +8.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £220 | £250 | £238 |
| 90th Percentile | £270 | £300 | £265 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £200 | £185 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.11% | +15.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 33 | 44 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.40 | £15.52 | £15.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £17.65 | £16.37 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £23.25 | £19.22 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.68% | +21.00% | +13.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.00 | £25.71 | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.25 | £27.84 | £27.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £20.00 | £18.63 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.38% | +3.47% | +6.76% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 40,557 | 52,491 | 83,111 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.86% | 94.51% | 95.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,070 | 36,644 | 58,616 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £538 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.42% | +2.48% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,936 | 1,486 | 1,938 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.42 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.81 | £65.75 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £77.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +7.82% |
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 12 June 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 12 June 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 12 June 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 | -23 | 260 | £200 | - | 40 |
| UK excluding London | -66 | 166 | £200 | - | 33 |
| London | +39 | 131 | £190 | -9.52% | 13 |
| South East | -25 | 48 | £205 | +2.50% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +62 | 31 | £190 | -13.64% | 6 |
| South West | -17 | 30 | £193 | -3.75% | 9 |
| Scotland | +40 | 29 | £200 | -23.08% | 6 |
| North of England | -11 | 25 | £175 | -17.65% | 5 |
| North West | +8 | 15 | £140 | -34.12% | 2 |
| East of England | -16 | 14 | £175 | -7.89% | 6 |
| Midlands | +3 | 12 | £165 | -23.26% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +9 | 7 | £165 | -25.00% | 2 |
| Wales | +15 | 5 | £135 | -28.95% | 1 |
| North East | +10 | 5 | £190 | +18.75% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 5 | £199 | -7.67% | |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 5 | £195 | -11.36% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | -3 | 3 | £140 | -21.13% |
Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 June 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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