Desktop Engineer Contracts in Crewe

Desktop Engineer
Cheshire > Crewe

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Crewe is £206, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 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
22 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 - 13
Rank change year-on-year - - -7
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 2 0 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Crewe 6.06% - 8.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.67% - 8.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £201 - -
25th Percentile £202 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £206 - £215
Median % change year-on-year - - +22.86%
75th Percentile £214 - -
90th Percentile £217 - -
Cheshire median daily rate £206 £225 £215
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.65% +22.86%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Crewe

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Crewe. 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 Crewe with a recognized job title 30 35 46
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.91% 100.00% 93.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 19 35
10th Percentile £305 £405 £215
25th Percentile £405 £506 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £590 £540
Median % change year-on-year -11.02% +9.26% +23.43%
75th Percentile £622 £610 £557
90th Percentile £653 £616 £586
Cheshire median daily rate £438 £475 £516
% change year-on-year -7.89% -7.95% +14.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 0
10th Percentile £29.62 - -
25th Percentile £29.80 £35.75 -
Median hourly rate £37.00 £36.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +1.37% - -
75th Percentile £40.00 £37.25 -
90th Percentile £67.15 - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £35.20 £35.00 £25.57
% change year-on-year +0.57% +36.91% +4.35%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Crewe

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Engineer in Crewe

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Crewe

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Crewe

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Crewe

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Crewe

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Crewe

For the 6 months to 22 June 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 Crewe region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) SCCM
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (100.00%) Android
1 2 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 2 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 2 (100.00%) Jamf Pro
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Remedy
2 1 (50.00%) Automotive

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Crewe 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%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Automotive
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Android
1 2 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Jamf Pro
1 2 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Remedy
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow