Desktop Support Engineer Contracts in Derbyshire

Desktop Support Engineer
East Midlands > Derbyshire

The median Desktop Support Engineer daily rate in Derbyshire is £171, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 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
18 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 26 26
Rank change year-on-year +5 0 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 2 3 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Derbyshire 1.83% 1.54% 1.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.15% 1.61% 1.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £181
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £171 £122 £188
Median % change year-on-year +40.16% -34.93% -16.67%
75th Percentile - - £194
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median daily rate £176 £199 £215
% change year-on-year -11.59% -7.67% +14.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £17.00 -
East Midlands median hourly rate £15.12 £17.00 -
% change year-on-year -11.06% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Derbyshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derbyshire. 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 Derbyshire with a recognized job title 93 186 167
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.32% 95.38% 91.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 113 116
10th Percentile £168 £150 £161
25th Percentile £219 £188 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £269 £475
Median % change year-on-year +88.66% -43.37% +25.66%
75th Percentile £683 £500 £575
90th Percentile £793 £600 £638
East Midlands median daily rate £420 £425 £473
% change year-on-year -1.18% -10.05% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 33 18
10th Percentile £24.25 £16.25 £13.16
25th Percentile £24.85 £17.00 £18.54
Median hourly rate £25.15 £20.00 £34.25
Median % change year-on-year +25.75% -41.61% +71.25%
75th Percentile - £26.15 £62.50
90th Percentile - £50.00 £65.00
East Midlands median hourly rate £21.39 £17.72 £21.67
% change year-on-year +20.71% -18.23% +8.35%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Derbyshire

Desktop Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Derbyshire

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Derbyshire

Desktop Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Derbyshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Derbyshire

Desktop Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Derbyshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer within the Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 18 June 2025. 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
Derby - 2 £171 - 3
Desktop Support Engineer
East Midlands

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derbyshire

For the 6 months to 18 June 2025, Desktop Support 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 Derbyshire region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Windows
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%) Remote Desktop
1 2 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills

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

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
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%) Break/Fix
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA