Service Desk Engineer Contract Job Trends in Belfast

Service Desk Engineer
County Antrim > Belfast

As of 9 June 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Service Desk Engineer daily rate in Belfast.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - -1
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Belfast 0.60% - 0.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.67% - 0.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
County Antrim median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £34.00 - -
County Antrim median hourly rate £34.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Belfast

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 150 154 126
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.82% 91.67% 93.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 78 107 77
10th Percentile £263 £194 £162
25th Percentile £400 £300 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% +10.77%
75th Percentile £625 £569 £613
90th Percentile £694 £621 £675
County Antrim median daily rate £450 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% +10.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 9 11
10th Percentile £17.72 - £12.25
25th Percentile £25.75 £14.78 £12.62
Median hourly rate £47.50 £22.00 £16.12
Median % change year-on-year +115.91% +36.48% +4.00%
75th Percentile £53.75 £24.50 £23.94
90th Percentile - £57.13 -
County Antrim median hourly rate £44.50 £15.50 £16.12
% change year-on-year +187.10% -3.85% +4.00%

Service Desk Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Service Desk Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Service Desk Engineer job vacancy trend in Belfast

Service Desk Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Desk Engineer job vacancies in Belfast.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Desk Engineer job vacancies in Belfast

Service Desk Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Desk Engineer job vacancies in Belfast.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Desk Engineer job vacancies in Belfast

Service Desk Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Service Desk Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Belfast region featuring Service Desk Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Ticket Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Service Desk Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Ticket Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA