Desktop Migration Engineer Contracts in Colchester

Desktop Migration Engineer
Essex > Colchester

The median Desktop Migration Engineer daily rate in Colchester is £153, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 June 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
25 Jun 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Migration Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Colchester 20.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 28.57% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £153 - -
Essex median daily rate £153 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Colchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Colchester. 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 Colchester with a recognized job title 7 14 12
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 70.00% 100.00% 80.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 10 7
10th Percentile - £250 £235
25th Percentile - £272 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £153 £463 £425
Median % change year-on-year -66.92% +8.82% +61.90%
75th Percentile £172 £500 £500
90th Percentile £183 £551 £553
Essex median daily rate £388 £447 £500
% change year-on-year -13.31% -10.60% +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 0
Median hourly rate £25.15 £26.43 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.84% - -
Essex median hourly rate £30.00 £55.00 £50.57
% change year-on-year -45.45% +8.77% +77.98%

Desktop Migration Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Colchester

For the 6 months to 25 June 2025, Desktop Migration 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 Colchester region featuring Desktop Migration Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow Management
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills

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

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA