Desktop Technician Contract Job Trends in East London

Desktop Technician
London > East London

The median Desktop Technician daily rate in East London is £145, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 April 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Technician 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in East London 0.88% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.95% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £145 - -
London median daily rate £201 - £129
% change year-on-year - - -41.36%

All Contract IT Job Roles
East London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in East London. 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 East London with a recognized job title 105 99 211
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.11% 91.67% 89.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 82 181
10th Percentile £188 £254 £285
25th Percentile £381 £400 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £540 £540
Median % change year-on-year -15.74% - +8.00%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £638
90th Percentile £690 £671 £770
London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 5 18
10th Percentile £20.96 £14.66 £11.95
25th Percentile £23.06 £24.66 £13.39
Median hourly rate £24.03 £28.60 £22.25
Median % change year-on-year -15.98% +28.54% -11.00%
75th Percentile £24.16 £37.00 £25.66
90th Percentile £26.62 £38.80 £38.28
London median hourly rate £35.71 £35.00 £27.81
% change year-on-year +2.03% +25.85% -22.21%

Desktop Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in East London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Technician' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in East London.

Desktop Technician job vacancy trend in East London

Desktop Technician
Daily Rate Trend in East London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Technician job vacancies in East London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Technician job vacancies in East London

Desktop Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in East London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Technician job vacancies in East London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Technician job vacancies in East London

Desktop Technician Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East London

For the 6 months to 13 April 2026, Desktop Technician 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 East London region featuring Desktop Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Ticket Management
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Desktop Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East London 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%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Ticket Management