Desktop Engineer Contracts in Leiston

Desktop Engineer
Suffolk > Leiston

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Leiston is £205, 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 4 1 1
Rank change year-on-year -3 0 -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 7 3 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leiston 38.89% 100.00% 100.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 41.18% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 0
10th Percentile - £184 -
25th Percentile £200 £198 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £205 £220 -
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% - -
75th Percentile £218 - -
90th Percentile £222 - -
Suffolk median daily rate £200 £220 -
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leiston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leiston. 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 Leiston with a recognized job title 17 3 1
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.44% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 3 0
10th Percentile £200 £184 -
25th Percentile £206 £198 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £220 -
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £232 - -
Suffolk median daily rate £225 £450 £650
% change year-on-year -50.00% -30.77% +33.68%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leiston

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Engineer in Leiston

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leiston

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Leiston

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leiston

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Desktop 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 Leiston region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Windows
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (85.71%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (71.43%) SC Cleared
3 5 (71.43%) VPN
3 5 (71.43%) ITIL
3 5 (71.43%) Microsoft
4 4 (57.14%) Active Directory
4 4 (57.14%) ITIL Certification
4 4 (57.14%) McAfee
4 4 (57.14%) SharePoint
4 4 (57.14%) Time Management
4 4 (57.14%) Antivirus Management
4 4 (57.14%) Windows 10
4 4 (57.14%) iPhone
4 4 (57.14%) Azure
4 4 (57.14%) iPad
4 4 (57.14%) Root Cause Analysis
4 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (57.14%) Customer Service
4 4 (57.14%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (57.14%) Inventory Management
5 3 (42.86%) Public Sector
6 2 (28.57%) PowerShell
6 2 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (28.57%) Legal
7 1 (14.29%) DNS
7 1 (14.29%) SLA
7 1 (14.29%) ITSM

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

Application Platforms
1 4 (57.14%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (57.14%) Azure
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (71.43%) VPN
2 1 (14.29%) DNS
2 1 (14.29%) TCP/IP
General
1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Public Sector
3 2 (28.57%) Legal
4 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) iPad
1 4 (57.14%) iPhone
1 4 (57.14%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (57.14%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (71.43%) ITIL
3 4 (57.14%) Antivirus Management
3 4 (57.14%) Customer Service
3 4 (57.14%) Inventory Management
3 4 (57.14%) Root Cause Analysis
3 4 (57.14%) Time Management
4 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
4 1 (14.29%) ITSM
4 1 (14.29%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (71.43%) SC Cleared
3 4 (57.14%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (57.14%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft
2 4 (57.14%) McAfee
3 1 (14.29%) ServiceNow