Desktop Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Glasgow is £280, 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 | |
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| Rank | 78 | 77 | 79 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +2 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow | 0.13% | 0.57% | 0.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.60% | 0.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £336 |
| 25th Percentile | £260 | £213 | £353 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £280 | £225 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.44% | -40.00% | +74.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £300 | £238 | £388 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £195 | £160 | £260 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.88% | -38.46% | +60.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title | 761 | 833 | 871 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 95.36% | 94.98% | 95.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 479 | 548 | 646 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £268 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £379 | £377 | £407 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £588 | £590 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £675 | £701 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +4.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 39 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.75 | £13.50 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.17 | £16.00 | £13.97 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.83 | £24.26 | £28.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.24% | -15.63% | +12.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.38 | £47.35 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.10 | £65.00 | £63.56 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £20.94 | £33.25 | £23.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.02% | +43.44% | -10.53% |
Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings that featured Desktop Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Glasgow.
Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Glasgow.
Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow
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 Glasgow region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.
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Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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:
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