Desktop Engineer Contracts in Bridgwater

Desktop Engineer
Somerset > Bridgwater

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Bridgwater is £220, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 August 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
28 Aug 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 6 2
Rank change year-on-year +4 -4 +2
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 3 3 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bridgwater 50.00% 12.00% 33.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 60.00% 12.50% 33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile £204 - -
25th Percentile £207 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 - £140
75th Percentile £229 - £189
90th Percentile £234 - £218
Somerset median daily rate £201 £219 £183
% change year-on-year -8.11% +20.00% -9.88%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Bridgwater

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bridgwater. 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Bridgwater with a recognized job title 5 24 9
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 83.33% 96.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 11 9
10th Percentile £206 - £135
25th Percentile £213 £313 £140
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £375 £145
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +158.62% -15.33%
75th Percentile £370 £478 £238
90th Percentile £372 £496 £576
Somerset median daily rate £520 £450 £460
% change year-on-year +15.56% -2.17% -

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bridgwater

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Engineer in Bridgwater

Desktop Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Bridgwater

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Bridgwater.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Bridgwater

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

For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, 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 Bridgwater region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (66.67%) Inventory Management
2 2 (66.67%) Antivirus Management
2 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
2 2 (66.67%) VPN
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (33.33%) McAfee
3 1 (33.33%) iPad
3 1 (33.33%) Apple iOS
3 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (33.33%) Logistics
3 1 (33.33%) SCCM
3 1 (33.33%) Time Management
3 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (33.33%) iPhone

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bridgwater 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 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) VPN
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) iPad
1 1 (33.33%) iPhone
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows 10
2 1 (33.33%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Antivirus Management
2 2 (66.67%) Inventory Management
3 1 (33.33%) Logistics
3 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (33.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) McAfee
2 Desktop Engineer jobs in Somerset