Desktop Engineer Contracts in Cardiff

Desktop Engineer
South Wales > Cardiff

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Cardiff.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 33 40
Rank change year-on-year +5 +7 +14
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 2 2 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff 1.25% 0.94% 1.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.30% 1.02% 1.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 6
10th Percentile - - £155
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £210 £160
Median % change year-on-year - +31.25% -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median daily rate - £135 £160
% change year-on-year - -15.63% -15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21.25 £12.25 -
Median hourly rate £22.50 £12.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +80.00% - -
75th Percentile £23.75 £12.75 -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median hourly rate £22.50 £12.50 £16.00
% change year-on-year +80.00% -21.88% -3.03%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 154 197 325
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.25% 92.92% 96.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 126 160 259
10th Percentile £184 £199 £185
25th Percentile £257 £377 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £490 £450
Median % change year-on-year -18.37% +8.89% -
75th Percentile £492 £550 £550
90th Percentile £619 £620 £626
South Wales median daily rate £400 £460 £460
% change year-on-year -13.04% - -3.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 5 6
10th Percentile £12.21 £11.32 £13.00
25th Percentile £13.79 £11.75 £13.81
Median hourly rate £20.51 £13.50 £17.25
Median % change year-on-year +51.89% -21.75% -7.99%
75th Percentile £23.75 £18.00 £22.34
90th Percentile £38.75 £39.45 £24.38
South Wales median hourly rate £22.50 £22.68 £18.14
% change year-on-year -0.79% +25.03% -8.89%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Engineer in Cardiff

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Cardiff

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Cardiff

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Cardiff region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft