Desktop Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Cambridge is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 July 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 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 27 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +3 | +7 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge | 0.65% | 1.84% | 1.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.75% | 2.04% | 1.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £163 | £143 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £250 | £175 | £145 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.86% | +20.69% | -51.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £206 | £148 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £218 | - |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £250 | £175 | £145 |
| % change year-on-year | +42.86% | +20.69% | -27.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £16.54 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £16.94 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £17.33 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | - | - | £16.94 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -3.23% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title | 134 | 196 | 239 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 87.01% | 90.32% | 93.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 80 | 97 | 165 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £231 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £414 | £350 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £420 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.83% | -6.67% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £591 | £538 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £643 | £600 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £488 | £420 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.07% | -6.67% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 30 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.30 | £21.80 | £15.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.65 | £25.00 | £17.26 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £52.50 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +196.28% | -68.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £63.75 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £71.63 | £61.88 |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £16.30 | £21.37 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.72% | +37.87% | +6.90% |
Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings that featured Desktop Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Cambridge.
Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Cambridge.
Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 6 July 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 Cambridge region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.
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Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:
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