Deskside Technician
Essex > Chelmsford
The median Deskside Technician daily rate in Chelmsford is £150, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 March 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Deskside Technician | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Chelmsford | 7.14% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.69% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £150 | - | - |
| Essex median daily rate | £150 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Chelmsford
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chelmsford. 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 Chelmsford with a recognized job title | 13 | 6 | 13 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.86% | 100.00% | 86.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £177 | £384 | £104 |
| 25th Percentile | £218 | £491 | £165 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £333 | £588 | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.40% | +95.83% | -5.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £450 | £647 | £503 |
| 90th Percentile | £473 | £664 | £561 |
| Essex median daily rate | £375 | £323 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.03% | -28.18% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £16.17 | - | £12.86 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.25 | - | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -17.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £16.33 | - | £20.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Essex median hourly rate | £22.08 | £35.00 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.93% | +7.69% | -25.51% |