Desktop Support Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Desktop Support Engineer daily rate in Glasgow is £132, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 September 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 19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 80 | - | 71 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow | 0.14% | - | 0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | - | 0.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £130 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £132 | - | £190 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £133 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £132 | £126 | £424 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.37% | -70.27% | +123.03% |
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 | 683 | 641 | 781 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.82% | 94.26% | 95.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 407 | 455 | 525 |
| 10th Percentile | £264 | £219 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £360 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £659 | £675 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £463 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.78% | -5.26% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 19 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £11.78 | £12.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.84 | £15.96 | £13.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.86 | £19.59 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.59% | +11.94% | -53.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.21 | £38.50 | £53.24 |
| 90th Percentile | £57.50 | £54.50 | £62.50 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £20.00 | £18.27 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.47% | +3.10% | -5.87% |
Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings that featured Desktop Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Desktop Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow.
Desktop Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow.
