Desktop Engineer Contracts in Portsmouth

Desktop Engineer
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Portsmouth is £153, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 August 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
3 Aug 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 - 40
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 3 0 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Portsmouth 1.49% - 3.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.52% - 3.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 7
10th Percentile £149 - £156
25th Percentile £150 - £183
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £153 - £200
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.59%
75th Percentile £158 - £208
90th Percentile £161 - £230
Hampshire median daily rate £153 £215 £240
% change year-on-year -28.84% -10.42% +23.08%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 197 198 252
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.52% 94.29% 94.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 133 84 147
10th Percentile £200 £400 £273
25th Percentile £263 £448 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £568 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.25% +13.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £556 £678 £578
90th Percentile £625 £850 £660
Hampshire median daily rate £538 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -6.52% +9.52% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 78 19
10th Percentile £24.66 £51.06 £28.00
25th Percentile £32.94 £53.40 £45.62
Median hourly rate £50.00 £57.35 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.82% +4.27% +15.79%
75th Percentile £55.00 £70.00 £68.72
90th Percentile £63.00 £76.86 £70.26
Hampshire median hourly rate £50.00 £57.35 £52.50
% change year-on-year -12.82% +9.24% +99.13%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Engineer in Portsmouth

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Portsmouth

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Portsmouth

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 3 August 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 Portsmouth region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Windows
1 2 (66.67%) Workflow
1 2 (66.67%) Migration
1 2 (66.67%) QA
1 2 (66.67%) Time Management
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Workflow Management
2 1 (33.33%) Smartphone
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
1 1 (33.33%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Migration
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Time Management
1 2 (66.67%) Workflow
1 2 (66.67%) Workflow Management
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) QA
2 Desktop Engineer jobs in Hampshire