Desktop Technician Contract Job Trends in London

Desktop Technician
England > London

The median Desktop Technician daily rate in London is £160, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 November 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 381 392 413
Rank change year-on-year +11 +21 +161
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Technician 1 1 13
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.007% 0.006% 0.066%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.007% 0.070%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 13
10th Percentile - - £110
25th Percentile - £208 £125
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £160 £217 £158
Median % change year-on-year -26.10% +37.46% -20.25%
75th Percentile - £225 £226
90th Percentile - - £250
England median daily rate £138 £223 £158
% change year-on-year -38.41% +41.75% -12.50%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 13,005 14,786 18,465
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.30% 93.65% 93.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,627 9,590 13,357
10th Percentile £333 £338 £335
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% -2.22% -2.17%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £763 £800 £790
England median daily rate £505 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -3.81% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 230 159 214
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.25 £18.05
25th Percentile £21.12 £23.80 £21.75
Median hourly rate £27.25 £36.80 £36.14
Median % change year-on-year -25.95% +1.83% +3.26%
75th Percentile £52.88 £57.38 £60.00
90th Percentile £76.58 £81.24 £73.31
England median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -32.93% -16.67% +38.46%

Desktop Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Desktop Technician job vacancy trend in London

Desktop Technician
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Technician job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Technician job vacancies in London

Desktop Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Technician job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Technician job vacancies in London

Desktop Technician Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 30 November 2025, Desktop Technician 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 London region featuring Desktop Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Skype
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Machines

Desktop Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Skype
General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft