Desktop Build Engineer Contract Job Trends in England

Desktop Build Engineer
UK > England

As of 15 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Desktop Build Engineer daily rate in England.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 540 - 561
Rank change year-on-year - - +173
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Build Engineer 4 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.013% - 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% - 0.011%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £144
25th Percentile - - £147
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £151
Median % change year-on-year - - -39.60%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate - - £151
% change year-on-year - - -39.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £18.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 - £19.00
75th Percentile - - £19.50
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £25.15 - £19.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 28,372 27,015 35,117
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.23% 92.91% 93.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,130 16,817 24,123
10th Percentile £290 £300 £290
25th Percentile £405 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £533
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -1.50% -3.09%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,748 878 1,358
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.70 £15.30
25th Percentile £18.00 £21.25 £19.99
Median hourly rate £26.40 £36.08 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.83% -19.82% +38.46%
75th Percentile £60.06 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.75 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.25 £34.00 £44.75
% change year-on-year -25.74% -24.02% +46.72%

Desktop Build Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Build Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Desktop Build Engineer job vacancy trend in England

Desktop Build Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Build Engineer job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Build Engineer job vacancies in England

Desktop Build Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Build Engineer job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Build Engineer job vacancies in England

Desktop Build Engineer
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Build Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 15 December 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
South East - 3 - -
East Midlands - 1 - -
Midlands - 1 - -
Desktop Build Engineer
UK

Desktop Build Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, Desktop Build Engineer 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 England region featuring Desktop Build Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (50.00%) Inventory Management
2 2 (50.00%) Linux
2 2 (50.00%) Mac OS
2 2 (50.00%) QA
2 2 (50.00%) Workflow
3 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
3 1 (25.00%) BitLocker
3 1 (25.00%) DBS Check
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) SCCM
3 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) X-Windows

Desktop Build Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (50.00%) Linux
2 2 (50.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Inventory Management
1 2 (50.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (25.00%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft