Desktop Engineer Contracts in Edinburgh

Desktop Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Edinburgh is £240, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 50 70 121
Rank change year-on-year +20 +51 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 22 33 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 2.49% 2.78% 0.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.63% 2.91% 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 28 3
10th Percentile £125 - £145
25th Percentile £135 £160 £152
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £240 £258 £175
Median % change year-on-year -6.80% +47.14% +52.88%
75th Percentile - £289 £256
90th Percentile £269 £413 £298
Scotland median daily rate £225 £266 £178
% change year-on-year -15.41% +49.86% +37.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £18.00 - -
Median hourly rate £18.07 - -
75th Percentile £18.17 - -
90th Percentile £18.23 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £18.07 - £25.00
% change year-on-year - - +57.63%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 836 1,133 1,809
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.78% 95.53% 95.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 470 789 1,248
10th Percentile £178 £225 £239
25th Percentile £340 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +11.76%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £569
90th Percentile £650 £600 £638
Scotland median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 67 11 13
10th Percentile £15.69 £13.16 -
25th Percentile £16.44 £17.71 £17.50
Median hourly rate £35.00 £17.72 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +97.52% -11.40% -65.22%
75th Percentile £60.75 £21.47 £48.75
90th Percentile £66.00 £43.75 £53.20
Scotland median hourly rate £19.34 £18.84 £37.43
% change year-on-year +2.63% -49.67% +16.97%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Engineer in Edinburgh

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Edinburgh

Desktop Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 14 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Desktop Engineer in Edinburgh

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Edinburgh

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 14 June 2024, 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 Edinburgh region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 19 (86.36%) Windows
2 17 (77.27%) Security Cleared
2 17 (77.27%) Windows 10
3 15 (68.18%) SC Cleared
4 13 (59.09%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (59.09%) Microsoft
5 12 (54.55%) Active Directory
5 12 (54.55%) DHCP
5 12 (54.55%) VPN
5 12 (54.55%) DNS
5 12 (54.55%) SCCM
5 12 (54.55%) Cisco
6 10 (45.45%) Service Delivery
6 10 (45.45%) Break/Fix
7 8 (36.36%) Windows 7
7 8 (36.36%) A+ Certification
7 8 (36.36%) ITIL
8 5 (22.73%) HP
8 5 (22.73%) iPhone
9 4 (18.18%) Samsung
10 3 (13.64%) Public Sector
10 3 (13.64%) Video Conferencing
11 2 (9.09%) Time Management
11 2 (9.09%) Finance
11 2 (9.09%) Degree
11 2 (9.09%) Remote Desktop
11 2 (9.09%) Mac OS X
11 2 (9.09%) Apple
11 2 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (9.09%) Presentation Skills

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

Applications
1 13 (59.09%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 12 (54.55%) DHCP
1 12 (54.55%) DNS
1 12 (54.55%) VPN
2 2 (9.09%) Remote Desktop
General
1 3 (13.64%) Public Sector
2 2 (9.09%) Finance
2 2 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (4.55%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (22.73%) iPhone
2 3 (13.64%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (4.55%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 19 (86.36%) Windows
2 17 (77.27%) Windows 10
3 8 (36.36%) Windows 7
4 2 (9.09%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (45.45%) Break/Fix
1 10 (45.45%) Service Delivery
2 8 (36.36%) ITIL
3 2 (9.09%) Customer Service
3 2 (9.09%) Decision-Making
3 2 (9.09%) Time Management
4 1 (4.55%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 17 (77.27%) Security Cleared
2 15 (68.18%) SC Cleared
3 8 (36.36%) A+ Certification
4 2 (9.09%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.55%) SLA
System Software
1 12 (54.55%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 12 (54.55%) SCCM
Vendors
1 13 (59.09%) Microsoft
2 12 (54.55%) Cisco
3 5 (22.73%) HP
4 4 (18.18%) Samsung
5 2 (9.09%) Apple