Desktop Support Engineer Contracts in Surrey

Desktop Support Engineer
South East > Surrey

The median Desktop Support Engineer daily rate in Surrey is £183 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 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
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 53 61 61
Rank change year-on-year +8 0 -15
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 1 5 23
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Surrey 0.17% 0.76% 2.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.80% 2.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 15
10th Percentile - £170 -
25th Percentile £174 £200 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £183 £250 £250
Median % change year-on-year -27.00% - +66.67%
75th Percentile £191 - -
90th Percentile - - £264
South East median daily rate £215 £203 £190
% change year-on-year +6.08% +6.67% +26.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £11.97
25th Percentile - - £12.08
Median hourly rate - - £13.04
75th Percentile - - £13.88
90th Percentile - - £13.92
South East median hourly rate £20.00 £26.00 £19.22
% change year-on-year -23.08% +35.31% -8.72%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Surrey

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title 551 625 891
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.23% 95.13% 97.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 412 457 630
10th Percentile £201 £200 £185
25th Percentile £367 £313 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £613 £600 £588
90th Percentile £688 £700 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 39 25
10th Percentile £12.34 £19.68 £11.81
25th Percentile £13.25 £42.50 £17.54
Median hourly rate £22.54 £45.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -49.91% +114.29% -48.78%
75th Percentile £58.00 £59.38 £47.50
90th Percentile £76.86 £62.79 £53.70
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £45.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year +5.56% +114.29% -16.00%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Surrey

Desktop Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Surrey

Desktop Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Surrey

Desktop Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 18 April 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
Leatherhead - 1 £183 -
Desktop Support Engineer
South East

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 18 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 Surrey region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

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

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree