Desktop Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Gloucester

Desktop Support Engineer
Gloucestershire > Gloucester

The median Desktop Support Engineer daily rate in Gloucester is £220, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 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
2 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucester 4.49% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.56% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £214 - -
25th Percentile £216 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 - -
75th Percentile £229 - -
90th Percentile £234 - -
Gloucestershire median daily rate £220 £220 -

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Gloucester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Gloucester. 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 Gloucester with a recognized job title 72 73 148
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 80.90% 93.59% 98.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 54 100
10th Percentile £180 £354 £411
25th Percentile £225 £460 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £545
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -4.59% +9.55%
75th Percentile £700 £622 £675
90th Percentile £733 £700 £725
Gloucestershire median daily rate £500 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 9
10th Percentile £28.26 £18.00 £66.10
25th Percentile £32.93 £18.75 -
Median hourly rate £41.33 £21.00 £78.00
Median % change year-on-year +96.79% -73.08% -
75th Percentile £50.35 £22.75 -
90th Percentile £55.39 £23.20 £90.00
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £35.17 £67.50 £75.00
% change year-on-year -47.90% -10.00% +130.77%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucester

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Gloucester

Desktop Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Gloucester

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Gloucester

Desktop Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucester

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Gloucester

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucester

For the 6 months to 2 September 2025, Desktop Support 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 Gloucester region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Antivirus Management
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (50.00%) iPhone
2 2 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (50.00%) Inventory Management
2 2 (50.00%) iPad
2 2 (50.00%) Apple iOS
2 2 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 2 (50.00%) Time Management
2 2 (50.00%) ITIL Certification
2 2 (50.00%) McAfee
2 2 (50.00%) VPN
3 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (25.00%) Windows Server

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

Application Platforms
1 4 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) VPN
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) iPad
1 2 (50.00%) iPhone
1 2 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows 10
2 2 (50.00%) Apple iOS
3 1 (25.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Antivirus Management
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Inventory Management
2 2 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 2 (50.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) McAfee