Desktop Support Engineer Contracts in Cambridge

Desktop Support Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Desktop Support Engineer daily rate in Cambridge is £175 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 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
24 Apr 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 27 27 36
Rank change year-on-year 0 +9 -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 3 8 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge 1.56% 2.72% 0.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.70% 2.94% 0.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 7 1
10th Percentile £157 £142 -
25th Percentile £159 £143 £158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £145 £165
Median % change year-on-year +20.69% -12.12% -
75th Percentile £206 £148 £173
90th Percentile £218 £164 -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £200 £145 £175
% change year-on-year +37.93% -17.14% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Median hourly rate - - £17.50
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate - - £17.50

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 176 272 303
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.67% 92.52% 91.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 105 185 190
10th Percentile £235 £185 £307
25th Percentile £350 £300 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +15.15%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £538
90th Percentile £645 £600 £588
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £450 £450 £440
% change year-on-year - +2.27% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 17 17
10th Percentile £19.70 £15.80 £14.99
25th Percentile £25.00 £17.50 £16.25
Median hourly rate £52.50 £20.50 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year +156.10% -19.61% +14.20%
75th Percentile £66.50 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £75.00 - £69.25
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £16.30 £15.50 £13.50
% change year-on-year +5.16% +14.81% -

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings that featured Desktop Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Cambridge

Desktop Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer in Cambridge.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Cambridge

Desktop Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer in Cambridge.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Cambridge

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Desktop Support Engineer 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 across the Cambridge region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (66.67%) SCCM
2 1 (33.33%) Android
2 1 (33.33%) Apple iOS
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (33.33%) Software Deployment
2 1 (33.33%) Mobile Device Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Centre
2 1 (33.33%) Data Centre Operations
2 1 (33.33%) Ticket Management
2 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
2 1 (33.33%) Hardware Maintenance
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Inventory Management
2 1 (33.33%) A+ Certification
2 1 (33.33%) IIS
2 1 (33.33%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (33.33%) VoIP
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) MCDST
2 1 (33.33%) Smartphone
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) VoIP
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Data Centre
1 1 (33.33%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Android
1 1 (33.33%) Apple iOS
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) Data Centre Operations
1 1 (33.33%) Hardware Maintenance
1 1 (33.33%) Inventory Management
1 1 (33.33%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Software Deployment
1 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (33.33%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (33.33%) A+ Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) MCDST
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) SCCM
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 Desktop Support Engineer jobs in Cambridgeshire