Desktop Technician Contracts in Hertfordshire

Desktop Technician
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Desktop Technician daily rate in Hertfordshire is £98, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 June 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
23 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 - 76
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Technician 2 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 0.56% - 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% - 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £116
25th Percentile - - £117
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £98 - £119
75th Percentile - - £122
90th Percentile - - £123
East of England median daily rate £98 - £119

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 306 779 731
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.20% 89.23% 93.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 147 312 417
10th Percentile £225 £240 £220
25th Percentile £419 £315 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £429 £500
Median % change year-on-year +22.45% -14.25% +2.56%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £675
90th Percentile £675 £650 £750
East of England median daily rate £488 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +8.39% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 81 300 138
10th Percentile £20.64 £35.00 £17.50
25th Percentile £36.00 £43.00 £49.00
Median hourly rate £62.00 £50.00 £61.25
Median % change year-on-year +24.00% -18.37% +22.50%
75th Percentile £73.75 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £82.10 £75.25 £85.61
East of England median hourly rate £42.50 £43.00 £36.03
% change year-on-year -1.16% +19.36% +105.86%

Desktop Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Technician in Hertfordshire

Desktop Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Technician in Hertfordshire

Desktop Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Technician in Hertfordshire

Desktop Technician
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 Technician within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 23 June 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
Hatfield - 2 £98 -
Desktop Technician
East of England

Desktop Technician Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 23 June 2025, Desktop Technician 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 Technician in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Spreadsheet
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills

Desktop Technician 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 2 (100.00%) Spreadsheet
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft