Help Desk Engineer Contract Job Trends in Northampton

Help Desk Engineer
Northamptonshire > Northampton

As of 10 September 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Help Desk Engineer daily rate in Northampton.

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Help Desk Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Northampton 0.68% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.71% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Northamptonshire median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Northampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northampton. 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 Northampton with a recognized job title 140 264 212
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.59% 96.35% 94.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 240 168
10th Percentile £360 £270 £355
25th Percentile £398 £346 £383
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £375 £445
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -15.73% -6.32%
75th Percentile £578 £448 £575
90th Percentile £609 £525 £619
Northamptonshire median daily rate £463 £390 £445
% change year-on-year +18.59% -12.36% -9.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 0
10th Percentile £15.22 - -
25th Percentile £15.55 - -
Median hourly rate £16.10 £21.39 -
Median % change year-on-year -24.73% - -
75th Percentile £16.65 - -
90th Percentile £16.98 - -
Northamptonshire median hourly rate £14.70 £21.39 £12.22
% change year-on-year -31.30% +75.04% -7.25%

Help Desk Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton

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

Help Desk Engineer job vacancy trend in Northampton

Help Desk Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Northampton

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

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

Help Desk Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northampton

For the 6 months to 10 September 2026, Help Desk 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 Northampton region featuring Help Desk Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

Help Desk Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northampton 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 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft