Desktop Engineer Contracts in Northwood

Desktop Engineer
Hillingdon > Northwood

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Northwood is £162, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 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
30 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northwood 15.38% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 18.18% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £158 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £162 - -
75th Percentile £167 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hillingdon median daily rate £162 - £150
% change year-on-year - - +13.21%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Northwood

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northwood. 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 Northwood with a recognized job title 11 5 0
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.62% 50.00% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £158 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £206 - -
75th Percentile £288 - -
90th Percentile £355 - -
Hillingdon median daily rate £400 £500 £588
% change year-on-year -20.00% -14.89% +128.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £25.05 - -
25th Percentile £25.07 £52.50 -
Median hourly rate £25.11 £55.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -54.34% - -
75th Percentile £25.14 £57.50 -
90th Percentile £25.15 - -
Hillingdon median hourly rate £25.04 £30.16 £27.50
% change year-on-year -16.98% +9.67% +30.95%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northwood

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Engineer in Northwood

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northwood

For the 6 months to 30 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 Northwood region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow Management
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills

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

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA
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