Desktop Engineer Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Desktop Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Glasgow is £175, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025.

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

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 77 72 69
Rank change year-on-year -5 -3 +3
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 3 2 5
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.40% 0.27% 0.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.30% 0.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 4
10th Percentile £138 - £162
25th Percentile £151 - £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £190 £270
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% -29.63% +27.06%
75th Percentile £189 - £350
90th Percentile £196 - -
Scotland median daily rate £153 £190 £183
% change year-on-year -19.47% +4.11% -13.61%

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 706 657 838
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.51% 90.12% 96.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 438 454 571
10th Percentile £244 £247 £325
25th Percentile £363 £357 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £440 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -12.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £588
90th Percentile £625 £670 £700
Scotland median daily rate £455 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +1.11% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 15 18
10th Percentile £16.84 £11.78 £12.13
25th Percentile £16.95 £16.07 £12.49
Median hourly rate £24.09 £19.59 £16.46
Median % change year-on-year +22.97% +19.02% -56.02%
75th Percentile £37.70 £29.34 £18.89
90th Percentile £57.50 £43.42 £32.40
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £18.69 £18.47
% change year-on-year +28.91% +1.20% +4.20%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Desktop Engineer job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Desktop Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow

Desktop Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 8 November 2025, Desktop 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 Glasgow region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
1 1 (33.33%) assyst
1 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) HP
1 1 (33.33%) Progress
1 1 (33.33%) SCCM
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
1 1 (33.33%) Workflow

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

Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) assyst
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (33.33%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) Workflow
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) HP
1 1 (33.33%) Progress