Desktop Engineer Contracts in Newcastle upon Tyne

Desktop Engineer
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £131 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 27 49 34
Rank change year-on-year +22 -15 +1
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 1 3 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.47% 0.91% 3.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% 0.93% 3.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 10
10th Percentile - - £127
25th Percentile - £269 £135
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £131 £288 £180
Median % change year-on-year -54.43% +59.72% +10.77%
75th Percentile - £306 £200
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £195 £225 £180
% change year-on-year -13.33% +25.00% +10.77%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 189 323 357
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.57% 98.48% 97.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 252 283
10th Percentile £338 £320 £200
25th Percentile £400 £464 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £565 £500
Median % change year-on-year -11.50% +13.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £590 £650 £600
90th Percentile £650 £742 £694
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £500 £560 £500
% change year-on-year -10.71% +12.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 0 9
10th Percentile £12.66 - £11.04
25th Percentile £18.69 - £13.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 - £16.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +26.92%
75th Percentile £50.00 - £17.50
90th Percentile £67.88 - £18.98
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £17.50 - £17.00
% change year-on-year - - +28.30%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Job postings that featured Desktop Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 1 May 2024, Desktop 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) Software Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
1 1 (100.00%) Hardware Maintenance
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Hardware Maintenance
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Software Deployment
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft