Service Desk Engineer
East of England > Hertfordshire
The median Service Desk Engineer daily rate in Hertfordshire is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 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 22 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 54 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire | 0.23% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £200 | - | £150 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -36.38% |
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 | 364 | 560 | 709 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 82.17% | 93.18% | 92.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 166 | 208 | 410 |
| 10th Percentile | £235 | £240 | £248 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £325 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £528 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.33% | -10.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £625 | £738 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -7.69% | +2.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 114 | 188 | 145 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.97 | £15.52 | £17.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £36.38 | £42.46 | £42.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.00 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -23.08% | +16.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.19 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.63 | £69.13 | £90.00 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £37.50 | £47.50 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.05% | +6.74% | +124.63% |
Service Desk Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Job postings that featured Service Desk Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.
Service Desk Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Desk Engineer job vacancies in Hertfordshire.
Service Desk Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Desk Engineer job vacancies in Hertfordshire.
Service Desk 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 Service Desk Engineer within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 22 September 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 |
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| Hoddesdon | - | 1 | £200 | - | 1 |
| Service Desk Engineer East of England |
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Service Desk Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire
For the 6 months to 22 September 2025, Service Desk 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 Service Desk Engineer in the job title.
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Service Desk 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:
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