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 3 June 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 3 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 311 | 378 | 554 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +67 | +176 | -107 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support | 31 | 86 | 65 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 0.21% | 0.35% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 0.37% | 0.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 50 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £105 | £180 | £160 |
| 25th Percentile | £148 | £200 | £187 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £190 | £216 | £220 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.14% | -1.70% | +17.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £206 | £250 | £250 |
| 90th Percentile | £250 | £295 | £321 |
| UK median daily rate | £200 | £200 | £190 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 14 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £25.21 | £17.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.75 | - | £19.94 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.50 | £25.71 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.85% | +14.27% | +21.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £30.25 | - | £24.06 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £26.13 |
| UK median hourly rate | £21.00 | £23.50 | £19.22 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.64% | +22.30% | +13.97% |
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 | 13,614 | 23,092 | 42,542 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.53% | 95.27% | 95.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,191 | 16,381 | 30,896 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £360 | £358 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £444 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £725 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 562 | 531 | 571 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £16.98 | £13.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.64 | £25.00 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £44.74 | £52.50 | £38.16 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.78% | +37.60% | +64.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.69 | £67.13 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.23 | £77.50 | £68.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.46 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.97% | +12.51% |
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 3 June 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 3 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 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: