Desktop Engineer Contracts in Somerset

Desktop Engineer
South West > Somerset

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 Somerset.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 20 30
Rank change year-on-year +6 +10 0
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 10 7 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 7.19% 3.45% 1.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.13% 3.74% 1.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 3
10th Percentile - £164 -
25th Percentile - £170 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £185 £140
Median % change year-on-year - +32.14% -18.25%
75th Percentile - £233 £142
90th Percentile - £258 £143
South West median daily rate £225 £190 £200
% change year-on-year +18.42% -5.00% +11.11%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Somerset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title 123 187 204
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.49% 92.12% 98.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 113 156
10th Percentile £263 £164 £196
25th Percentile £413 £250 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £675 £578 £650
90th Percentile £724 £605 £719
South West median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 32 16
10th Percentile £13.66 £12.28 £17.38
25th Percentile £15.48 £15.23 £32.11
Median hourly rate £18.51 £25.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.96% -50.00% +0.50%
75th Percentile £19.76 £40.00 £61.09
90th Percentile £20.51 £48.00 £76.84
South West median hourly rate £63.50 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +15.45% -15.38% +38.30%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Engineer in Somerset

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Somerset

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Somerset

Desktop Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Bridgwater +2 1 - -
Desktop Engineer
South West

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset

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 Somerset region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 10 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 10 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 10 (100.00%) Customer Experience
2 9 (90.00%) Driving Licence
2 9 (90.00%) Mathematics
2 9 (90.00%) Finance
2 9 (90.00%) SLA
2 9 (90.00%) Microsoft
2 9 (90.00%) HP
2 9 (90.00%) Dell
2 9 (90.00%) Dell Certification
3 1 (10.00%) Internet
3 1 (10.00%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 1 (10.00%) Active Directory
3 1 (10.00%) Windows
3 1 (10.00%) Application Packaging
3 1 (10.00%) Network Management
3 1 (10.00%) Software Deployment
3 1 (10.00%) Data Centre
3 1 (10.00%) Break/Fix
3 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (10.00%) Server Management

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (10.00%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) Internet
General
1 10 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 9 (90.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 9 (90.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (10.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (10.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Customer Experience
2 9 (90.00%) Mathematics
3 1 (10.00%) Application Packaging
3 1 (10.00%) Break/Fix
3 1 (10.00%) Network Management
3 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (10.00%) Server Management
3 1 (10.00%) Software Deployment
Qualifications
1 10 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 10 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 9 (90.00%) Dell Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (90.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (10.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 9 (90.00%) Dell
1 9 (90.00%) HP
1 9 (90.00%) Microsoft