Desktop Migration Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cheshire

Desktop Migration Engineer
North West > Cheshire

The median Desktop Migration Engineer daily rate in Cheshire is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Migration Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire 0.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £275 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 - -
75th Percentile £325 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £300 £153 -
% change year-on-year +96.08% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 701 525 490
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.34% 90.05% 94.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 397 389 338
10th Percentile £312 £270 £297
25th Percentile £408 £358 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £429 £463
Median % change year-on-year +13.05% -7.24% -7.50%
75th Percentile £588 £520 £573
90th Percentile £650 £638 £626
North West median daily rate £492 £450 £488
% change year-on-year +9.33% -7.69% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 78 26 31
10th Percentile £15.62 £12.82 £13.49
25th Percentile £17.25 £25.49 £14.00
Median hourly rate £32.23 £31.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +2.32% +39.98% -23.10%
75th Percentile £83.75 £39.30 £40.50
90th Percentile £85.00 £50.00 £43.75
North West median hourly rate £50.00 £28.75 £32.00
% change year-on-year +73.91% -10.16% +20.75%

Desktop Migration Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Migration Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Desktop Migration Engineer job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Desktop Migration Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Migration Engineer job vacancies in Cheshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Migration Engineer job vacancies in Cheshire

Desktop Migration Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Migration Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 23 July 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Chester - 1 £300 - 1
Desktop Migration Engineer
North West

Desktop Migration Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 23 July 2026, Desktop Migration Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cheshire region featuring Desktop Migration Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop

Desktop Migration Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix