Desktop Engineer Contracts in Durham

Desktop Engineer
North East > Durham

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Durham is £155, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 - 12
Rank change year-on-year - - +7
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 5 0 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Durham 11.90% - 4.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.20% - 4.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £153 - £155
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £155 - £160
75th Percentile £158 - £165
90th Percentile £194 - -
North East median daily rate £155 £195 £219
% change year-on-year -20.51% -10.86% +36.72%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Durham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Durham. 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 Durham with a recognized job title 41 62 61
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.62% 86.11% 95.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 28 47
10th Percentile £161 £163 £149
25th Percentile £213 £190 £231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year +15.63% - +90.48%
75th Percentile £543 £545 £525
90th Percentile £588 £649 £595
North East median daily rate £461 £475 £540
% change year-on-year -2.89% -12.04% +13.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 21 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £18.13 £10.42 -
Median hourly rate £18.75 £11.27 -
Median % change year-on-year +66.44% - -
75th Percentile £19.38 £18.13 -
90th Percentile - £20.77 -
North East median hourly rate £13.00 £13.99 £40.75
% change year-on-year -7.08% -65.67% +139.71%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Engineer in Durham

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Durham

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Durham

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Durham

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Durham

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Durham

For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Durham region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) Structured Cabling
3 1 (20.00%) Ticket Management
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Durham 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 4 (80.00%) Structured Cabling
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (20.00%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared