Desktop Engineer Contract Job Trends in Leiston

Desktop Engineer
Suffolk > Leiston

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Leiston is £220, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
29 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 3 -
Rank change year-on-year +2 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 11 11 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leiston 100.00% 35.48% -
As % of the Job Titles category 100.00% 35.48% -
Number of daily rates quoted 10 10 0
10th Percentile £193 £199 -
25th Percentile £196 £200 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £220 -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £238 £238 -
Suffolk median daily rate £220 £220 £225
% change year-on-year - -2.22% -

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 11 31 0
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% -
Number of daily rates quoted 10 13 0
10th Percentile £193 - -
25th Percentile £196 £200 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £220 -
75th Percentile - £240 -
90th Percentile £238 £538 -
Suffolk median daily rate £388 £375 £450
% change year-on-year +3.33% -16.67% -21.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 9 0
Median hourly rate - £47.50 -
Suffolk median hourly rate £21.34 £47.50 £14.00
% change year-on-year -55.08% +239.29% -15.15%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leiston

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

Desktop Engineer job vacancy trend in Leiston

Desktop Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Leiston

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Leiston

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leiston

For the 6 months to 29 November 2025, Desktop 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 Leiston region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 11 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 8 (72.73%) Active Directory
2 8 (72.73%) Azure
2 8 (72.73%) Customer Service
2 8 (72.73%) ITIL
2 8 (72.73%) Microsoft
2 8 (72.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (72.73%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (72.73%) SharePoint
2 8 (72.73%) Windows
2 8 (72.73%) Windows 10
3 7 (63.64%) Antivirus Management
4 4 (36.36%) Apple iOS
4 4 (36.36%) ITIL Certification
4 4 (36.36%) Process Improvement
4 4 (36.36%) Starlink
4 4 (36.36%) VPN
5 3 (27.27%) Inventory Management
5 3 (27.27%) McAfee
5 3 (27.27%) Root Cause Analysis
5 3 (27.27%) Time Management
6 2 (18.18%) Windows Server
7 1 (9.09%) Asset Management
7 1 (9.09%) Logistics

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leiston 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 8 (72.73%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 8 (72.73%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 4 (36.36%) VPN
General
1 7 (63.64%) Social Skills
2 3 (27.27%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) iPad
1 4 (36.36%) iPhone
2 3 (27.27%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (72.73%) Windows
1 8 (72.73%) Windows 10
2 4 (36.36%) Apple iOS
3 2 (18.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) Customer Service
1 8 (72.73%) ITIL
1 8 (72.73%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (63.64%) Antivirus Management
3 4 (36.36%) Process Improvement
4 3 (27.27%) Inventory Management
4 3 (27.27%) Root Cause Analysis
4 3 (27.27%) Time Management
5 1 (9.09%) Asset Management
5 1 (9.09%) Logistics
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 11 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (36.36%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 8 (72.73%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (72.73%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 8 (72.73%) Microsoft
2 4 (36.36%) Starlink
3 3 (27.27%) McAfee
4 Desktop Engineer jobs in the East of England