Desktop Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Bridgwater

Desktop Support Engineer
Somerset > Bridgwater

The median Desktop Support Engineer daily rate in Bridgwater is £220, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 2 6
Rank change year-on-year -1 +4 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 5 4 5
As % of all contract jobs in Bridgwater 14.29% 57.14% 31.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.29% 57.14% 31.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 4
10th Percentile £206 - -
25th Percentile £213 £213 £140
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £225 £178
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +26.76% +26.79%
75th Percentile - £238 £226
90th Percentile £231 - £233
Somerset median daily rate £250 £225 £178
% change year-on-year +11.11% +26.76% +26.79%

All Contract 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.

Contract vacancies in Bridgwater with a recognized job title 35 7 16
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 4 14
10th Percentile £220 £204 £121
25th Percentile £254 £209 £133
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £283 £268 £143
Median % change year-on-year +5.61% +87.72% -
75th Percentile £304 £343 £166
90th Percentile - £362 £233
Somerset median daily rate £300 £450 £425
% change year-on-year -33.33% +5.88% -22.73%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bridgwater

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bridgwater.

Desktop Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Bridgwater

Desktop Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Bridgwater

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

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

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bridgwater

For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, Desktop Support 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 Bridgwater region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Windows 10
2 4 (80.00%) Antivirus Management
2 4 (80.00%) SharePoint
3 3 (60.00%) Apple iOS
3 3 (60.00%) Process Improvement
4 2 (40.00%) Inventory Management
4 2 (40.00%) VPN
5 1 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (20.00%) Logistics
5 1 (20.00%) McAfee
5 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (20.00%) SCCM
5 1 (20.00%) Starlink
5 1 (20.00%) Time Management

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bridgwater 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (80.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) VPN
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) iPad
1 1 (20.00%) iPhone
1 1 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Windows 10
2 3 (60.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (80.00%) Antivirus Management
3 3 (60.00%) Process Improvement
4 2 (40.00%) Inventory Management
5 1 (20.00%) Logistics
5 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (20.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (20.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) McAfee
2 1 (20.00%) Starlink