Desktop Support Engineer
County Antrim > Belfast
The median Desktop Support Engineer daily rate in Belfast is £150, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
23 |
20 |
21 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-3 |
+1 |
0 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer |
7 |
3 |
3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Belfast |
4.76% |
2.42% |
1.83% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.19% |
2.56% |
2.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£150 |
£140 |
£225 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+7.14% |
-37.78% |
+50.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£238 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| County Antrim median daily rate |
£150 |
£140 |
£225 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.14% |
-37.78% |
+50.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£22.50 |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£23.00 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£23.50 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| County Antrim median hourly rate |
£23.00 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title |
135 |
117 |
147 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
91.84% |
94.35% |
89.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
90 |
72 |
72 |
| 10th Percentile |
£155 |
£173 |
£166 |
| 25th Percentile |
£273 |
£309 |
£293 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£410 |
£450 |
£419 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.89% |
+7.46% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£530 |
£575 |
£504 |
| 90th Percentile |
£625 |
£650 |
£636 |
| County Antrim median daily rate |
£410 |
£450 |
£419 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.89% |
+7.46% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
10 |
8 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
£22.50 |
- |
£13.29 |
| 25th Percentile |
£22.92 |
£12.25 |
£13.91 |
| Median hourly rate |
£26.59 |
£14.19 |
£14.59 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+87.45% |
-2.79% |
+16.74% |
| 75th Percentile |
£48.32 |
£16.12 |
£15.94 |
| 90th Percentile |
£78.47 |
- |
£16.87 |
| County Antrim median hourly rate |
£24.18 |
£15.75 |
£14.59 |
| % change year-on-year |
+53.52% |
+7.93% |
+5.06% |
