Desktop Support Engineer Contracts in Hertfordshire

Desktop Support Engineer
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Desktop Support Engineer daily rate in Hertfordshire is £450, 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
Rank 44 69 69
Rank change year-on-year +25 0 +2
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 1 4 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 0.31% 0.48% 0.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.53% 0.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 5
10th Percentile - - £260
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £104 £350
Median % change year-on-year +332.03% -70.24% +133.33%
75th Percentile - - £375
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £210 £193 £168
% change year-on-year +9.09% +14.93% -11.84%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 297 750 744
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 89.93% 91.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 149 309 406
10th Percentile £330 £235 £210
25th Percentile £425 £313 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £425 £500
Median % change year-on-year +26.47% -15.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £625 £575 £650
90th Percentile £675 £700 £763
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 86 285 148
10th Percentile £27.96 £37.91 £20.31
25th Percentile £50.31 £43.00 £49.00
Median hourly rate £63.00 £50.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +26.00% -20.00% +27.55%
75th Percentile £79.82 £65.00 £66.69
90th Percentile £85.00 £80.00 £74.95
East of England median hourly rate £50.00 £43.00 £35.40
% change year-on-year +16.28% +21.47% +128.39%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Hertfordshire

Desktop Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer in Hertfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Hertfordshire

Desktop Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer in Hertfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Hertfordshire

Desktop Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Stevenage - 1 £450 -
Desktop Support Engineer
East of England

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) GxP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Security
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology

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

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Security
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GxP
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow