Help Desk Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Help Desk Support Engineer
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Help Desk Support Engineer daily rate in Leeds is £160, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 April 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 - 62
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Help Desk Support Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.12% - 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £160 - £225
75th Percentile - - £238
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £160 - £225

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 799 419 751
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.01% 96.99% 91.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 514 282 469
10th Percentile £313 £263 £281
25th Percentile £419 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £588
90th Percentile £642 £638 £675
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 9 14
10th Percentile - £17.08 £11.30
25th Percentile £14.25 £31.47 £11.88
Median hourly rate £15.25 £41.00 £12.53
Median % change year-on-year -62.80% +227.21% -76.80%
75th Percentile £40.06 £98.56 £15.25
90th Percentile £74.00 £102.00 £18.27
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £19.00 £24.82 £15.20
% change year-on-year -23.45% +63.29% -53.23%

Help Desk Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Help Desk Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Leeds

Help Desk Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Help Desk Support Engineer job vacancies in Leeds.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Help Desk Support Engineer job vacancies in Leeds

Help Desk Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Help Desk Support Engineer job vacancies in Leeds.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Help Desk Support Engineer job vacancies in Leeds

Help Desk Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 9 April 2026, Help Desk 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 Leeds region featuring Help Desk Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS X
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 7

Help Desk Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS X
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory