Desktop Support Engineer Contracts in Bristol

Desktop Support Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Desktop Support Engineer daily rate in Bristol is £190 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 77 82 91
Rank change year-on-year +5 +9 -20
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 4 11 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 0.38% 0.90% 0.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% 1.00% 0.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 7 5
10th Percentile £109 - £166
25th Percentile £138 - £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £200 £200
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +2.56%
75th Percentile £195 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £184 £200 £180
% change year-on-year -8.00% +11.11% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 5
10th Percentile - £12.67 £17.42
25th Percentile - £13.32 £18.82
Median hourly rate - £14.72 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year - -38.69% -
75th Percentile - £16.18 £25.00
90th Percentile - £16.87 -
South West median hourly rate - £14.72 £24.00
% change year-on-year - -38.69% +45.45%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 1,001 1,099 1,319
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.97% 90.16% 94.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 535 789 907
10th Percentile £250 £300 £260
25th Percentile £373 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £518 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.38% +3.50% +17.65%
75th Percentile £613 £631 £575
90th Percentile £695 £713 £647
South West median daily rate £513 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -2.29% +5.00% +9.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 225 136 114
10th Percentile £36.25 £29.50 -
25th Percentile £45.00 £57.25 £15.90
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.50 £42.29
Median % change year-on-year -0.76% +54.90% +5.71%
75th Percentile £73.75 £71.16 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £85.00 £66.80
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -15.38% +36.84% +11.76%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Bristol

Desktop Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer in Bristol.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Bristol

Desktop Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer in Bristol.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Bristol

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Desktop Support 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 Support Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) SCCM
3 1 (25.00%) Structured Cabling
3 1 (25.00%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (25.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (25.00%) Wireless
3 1 (25.00%) Migration
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco
3 1 (25.00%) Azure
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (25.00%) Smartphone
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (25.00%) Apple

Desktop Support 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Cisco IOS
1 1 (25.00%) Structured Cabling
1 1 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (25.00%) Wireless
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (25.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (25.00%) Migration
1 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
Systems Management
1 3 (75.00%) SCCM
2 1 (25.00%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Apple
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco