Desktop Support
UK
The median Desktop Support daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 302 | 289 | 348 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | +59 | +109 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support | 304 | 497 | 672 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.71% | 0.88% | 0.77% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.76% | 0.93% | 0.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 214 | 353 | 475 |
| 10th Percentile | £125 | £140 | £130 |
| 25th Percentile | £143 | £170 | £149 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £200 | £190 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £219 | £245 | £233 |
| 90th Percentile | £269 | £284 | £257 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £200 | £184 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.84% | +14.84% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 32 | 43 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.33 | £15.42 | £15.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.10 | £17.91 | £16.37 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £23.50 | £19.22 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.64% | +22.30% | +13.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.03 | £25.71 | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.25 | £28.14 | £27.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £19.14 | £18.75 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.05% | +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 | 40,001 | 53,325 | 83,708 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,880 | 37,256 | 59,003 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 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% | +9.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,851 | 1,473 | 1,957 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +14.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.45 | £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 2 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 2 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 2 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 | -10 | 263 | £200 | - | 50 |
| UK excluding London | -47 | 170 | £200 | - | 40 |
| London | +56 | 132 | £200 | -4.76% | 17 |
| South East | -31 | 48 | £205 | +1.82% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +56 | 32 | £190 | -12.14% | 11 |
| Scotland | +37 | 30 | £200 | -21.57% | 8 |
| South West | -12 | 30 | £190 | -5.00% | 9 |
| North of England | +2 | 27 | £175 | -12.50% | 8 |
| North West | +11 | 16 | £140 | -32.12% | 5 |
| East of England | -14 | 14 | £175 | -7.89% | 7 |
| Midlands | +8 | 12 | £150 | -25.47% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 7 | £165 | +13.79% | 3 |
| Wales | +12 | 6 | £135 | -28.95% | |
| North East | +11 | 6 | £190 | +8.57% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 5 | £122 | -43.26% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 5 | £195 | -11.36% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 3 | £140 | -30.00% |
Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 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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