Desktop Engineer Contracts in Plymouth

Desktop Engineer
Devon > Plymouth

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Plymouth.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 8 12
Rank change year-on-year +4 +4 -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 11 2 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Plymouth 28.95% 3.13% 1.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 30.56% 3.45% 1.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £196 £400
Median % change year-on-year - -50.94% -
Devon median daily rate - £178 £400
% change year-on-year - -55.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £25.15 - -
Devon median hourly rate £25.15 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Plymouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Plymouth. 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 Plymouth with a recognized job title 36 58 55
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.74% 90.63% 94.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 14 41
10th Percentile £153 £57 £104
25th Percentile £177 £157 £128
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £425 £200
Median % change year-on-year -29.41% +112.50% -60.00%
75th Percentile £459 £600 £438
90th Percentile £529 £734 £488
Devon median daily rate £500 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +17.65% -5.56% +10.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 24 5
10th Percentile £25.60 £11.14 -
25th Percentile £47.50 £37.50 £55.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £60.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +231.22%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £74.50 £71.75 £79.00
Devon median hourly rate £60.00 £40.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year +50.00% -33.33% +190.42%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Plymouth

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Engineer in Plymouth

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Plymouth

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Plymouth.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Plymouth

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Plymouth

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Plymouth.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Plymouth

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Plymouth

For the 6 months to 1 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 Plymouth region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 10 (90.91%) Microsoft
1 10 (90.91%) SC Cleared
1 10 (90.91%) Security Cleared
1 10 (90.91%) Social Skills
2 9 (81.82%) Customer Experience
2 9 (81.82%) Mathematics
2 9 (81.82%) Driving Licence
2 9 (81.82%) Finance
2 9 (81.82%) SLA
2 9 (81.82%) HP
2 9 (81.82%) Dell
2 9 (81.82%) Dell Certification
3 2 (18.18%) Migration
4 1 (9.09%) Workflow Management
4 1 (9.09%) PowerShell
4 1 (9.09%) Azure
4 1 (9.09%) Vulnerability Management
4 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (9.09%) Entra ID
4 1 (9.09%) Telecoms
4 1 (9.09%) Workflow
4 1 (9.09%) Windows
4 1 (9.09%) Active Directory
4 1 (9.09%) Windows 10
4 1 (9.09%) Break/Fix
4 1 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (9.09%) Conflict Resolution
4 1 (9.09%) SCCM

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Azure
1 1 (9.09%) Entra ID
General
1 10 (90.91%) Social Skills
2 9 (81.82%) Finance
3 1 (9.09%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 9 (81.82%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Windows
1 1 (9.09%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (81.82%) Customer Experience
1 9 (81.82%) Mathematics
2 2 (18.18%) Migration
3 1 (9.09%) Break/Fix
3 1 (9.09%) Conflict Resolution
3 1 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (9.09%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (9.09%) Workflow
3 1 (9.09%) Workflow Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.09%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 10 (90.91%) SC Cleared
1 10 (90.91%) Security Cleared
2 9 (81.82%) Dell Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (81.82%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (9.09%) SCCM
Vendors
1 10 (90.91%) Microsoft
2 9 (81.82%) Dell
2 9 (81.82%) HP