Desktop Engineer
South West > Bristol
The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Bristol is £235, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 September 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 20 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 60 | 75 | 76 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | +1 | +5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 10 | 3 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol | 1.38% | 0.33% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.49% | 0.34% | 0.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £150 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £185 | £176 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £235 | £190 | £220 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.68% | -13.64% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £248 | £223 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £279 | £224 |
| South West median daily rate | £225 | £219 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.74% | +9.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.83 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.38 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £23.31 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £24.23 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £24.78 | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £25.15 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bristol
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title | 671 | 878 | 1,030 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.55% | 95.33% | 95.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 341 | 477 | 691 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £231 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £400 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £468 | £483 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.14% | -8.00% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £588 | £640 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £688 | £710 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £515 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.91% | -4.19% | +2.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 138 | 163 | 117 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £19.05 | £20.85 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £60.00 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £33.50 | £70.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -52.14% | +7.69% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £72.50 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.00 | £77.00 | £83.40 |
| South West median hourly rate | £25.15 | £67.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -62.74% | +12.50% | +9.09% |
Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings that featured Desktop Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Desktop Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Bristol.
Desktop Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Bristol.
Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 20 September 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 Bristol region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.
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Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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: