Desktop Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Hull

Desktop Support Engineer
East Yorkshire > Hull

The median Desktop Support Engineer daily rate in Hull is £230, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 2 13
Rank change year-on-year -13 +11 -6
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 1 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Hull 3.13% 33.33% 4.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.23% 33.33% 4.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £230 £230 -
East Yorkshire median daily rate £230 £230 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hull

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hull. 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 Hull with a recognized job title 31 3 46
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.88% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 3 35
10th Percentile - £190 £185
25th Percentile £138 £205 £206
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £205 £230 £463
Median % change year-on-year -10.87% -50.27% +12.12%
75th Percentile £213 £255 £600
90th Percentile £401 £270 £616
East Yorkshire median daily rate £205 £270 £400
% change year-on-year -24.07% -32.50% -3.03%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hull

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hull.

Desktop Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Hull

Desktop Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Hull

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

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

Desktop Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Hull

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

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

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hull

For the 6 months to 13 November 2025, Desktop Support Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Hull region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hull by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware