Desktop Support
UK
The median Desktop Support daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 15 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 15 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 293 | 298 | 350 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +52 | +96 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support | 308 | 501 | 669 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.72% | 0.88% | 0.76% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.78% | 0.93% | 0.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 229 | 357 | 470 |
| 10th Percentile | £125 | £140 | £126 |
| 25th Percentile | £143 | £170 | £145 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £203 | £188 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.32% | +8.10% | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £219 | £250 | £230 |
| 90th Percentile | £269 | £291 | £265 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £200 | £180 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | +20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 32 | 43 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.33 | £15.65 | £15.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £18.13 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £23.50 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.64% | +23.68% | +12.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.44 | £25.71 | £22.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.25 | £28.14 | £27.20 |
| 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 | 39,476 | 54,050 | 83,442 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.65% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,679 | 37,739 | 58,629 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,653 | 1,507 | 2,053 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.45 | £15.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.70 | £76.10 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 15 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 15 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 15 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 | -5 | 271 | £200 | -0.67% | 56 |
| UK excluding London | -49 | 174 | £200 | - | 42 |
| London | +59 | 133 | £200 | -5.33% | 24 |
| South East | -9 | 55 | £205 | - | 4 |
| Work from Home | +78 | 34 | £190 | -13.64% | 8 |
| South West | -10 | 30 | £190 | -5.00% | 9 |
| North of England | +3 | 27 | £160 | -20.00% | 5 |
| Scotland | +35 | 25 | £200 | -13.04% | 10 |
| North West | +19 | 16 | £140 | -32.12% | 1 |
| Midlands | +11 | 13 | £178 | -3.40% | 6 |
| East of England | -13 | 13 | £175 | -7.89% | 8 |
| Wales | +17 | 8 | £135 | -28.95% | |
| West Midlands | +6 | 8 | £190 | +5.56% | 3 |
| North East | +10 | 6 | £190 | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 5 | £122 | -34.93% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 5 | £195 | -2.50% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 3 | £140 | -32.53% | 1 |
Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 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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