Desktop Technician Contract Job Trends in London

Desktop Technician
England > London

The median Desktop Technician daily rate in London is £213, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 385 - 392
Rank change year-on-year - - +140
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Technician 3 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.020% - 0.027%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.022% - 0.029%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 5
10th Percentile £169 - £119
25th Percentile £183 - £133
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £213 - £155
Median % change year-on-year - - -31.11%
75th Percentile £216 - £250
90th Percentile £218 - £363
England median daily rate £225 £170 £140
% change year-on-year +32.35% +21.21% -24.60%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 13,645 12,924 17,313
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.67% 93.63% 93.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,056 8,253 12,514
10th Percentile £350 £338 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -5.17%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £780
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 213 139 327
10th Percentile £18.25 £20.95 £16.02
25th Percentile £23.75 £24.66 £19.15
Median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £29.72
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +17.77% -15.09%
75th Percentile £63.10 £53.75 £50.13
90th Percentile £76.58 £79.15 £65.85
England median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £36.05
% change year-on-year -14.29% -2.90% +2.99%

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
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Technician within the London region over the 6 months to 1 February 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London - 1 £213 - 1
Desktop Technician
England

Desktop Technician Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 1 February 2026, 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 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
1 2 (66.67%) Google
1 2 (66.67%) Mac OS
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (66.67%) ServiceNow
1 2 (66.67%) Slack
1 2 (66.67%) VPN
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Android
2 1 (33.33%) Apple iOS
2 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
2 1 (33.33%) DHCP
2 1 (33.33%) DNS
2 1 (33.33%) Firmware
2 1 (33.33%) Google Drive
2 1 (33.33%) Google Workspace
2 1 (33.33%) ITSM
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Tuning
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Skype
2 1 (33.33%) TCP/IP
2 1 (33.33%) Ticket Management
2 1 (33.33%) 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (66.67%) Slack
2 1 (33.33%) Google Drive
2 1 (33.33%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) VPN
2 1 (33.33%) DHCP
2 1 (33.33%) DNS
2 1 (33.33%) Skype
2 1 (33.33%) TCP/IP
General
1 1 (33.33%) Banking
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Mac OS
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Android
2 1 (33.33%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
1 1 (33.33%) ITSM
1 1 (33.33%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (33.33%) Service Management
1 1 (33.33%) Ticket Management
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 1 (33.33%) Firmware
2 1 (33.33%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Google
1 2 (66.67%) ServiceNow
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft