Desktop Engineer Contract Job Trends in Somerset

Desktop Engineer
South West > Somerset

As of 24 April 2026, 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
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 16 23
Rank change year-on-year -23 +7 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 1 10 7
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 0.32% 7.19% 3.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 8.06% 3.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £164
25th Percentile - - £170
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £185
Median % change year-on-year - - +32.14%
75th Percentile - - £233
90th Percentile - - £258
South West median daily rate £210 £225 £195
% change year-on-year -6.67% +15.38% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36.25 - -
Median hourly rate £37.50 - -
75th Percentile £38.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 -
% change year-on-year +29.22% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 290 124 188
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.06% 89.21% 92.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 156 86 116
10th Percentile £212 £263 £170
25th Percentile £261 £414 £267
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £419 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -20.24% +16.67% -2.70%
75th Percentile £571 £675 £578
90th Percentile £614 £723 £606
South West median daily rate £500 £500 £520
% change year-on-year - -3.85% -0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 3 31
10th Percentile £32.50 £13.66 £12.25
25th Percentile £50.00 £15.48 £14.95
Median hourly rate £57.50 £18.51 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +210.64% -25.96% -50.00%
75th Percentile £58.75 £19.76 £40.00
90th Percentile - £20.51 £48.00
South West median hourly rate £60.00 £63.00 £48.29
% change year-on-year -4.76% +30.46% -25.71%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Desktop Engineer job vacancy trend in Somerset

Desktop Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Somerset.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Somerset

Desktop Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Somerset.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Somerset

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 24 April 2026, Desktop 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 Somerset region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Telepresence
1 1 (100.00%) Unified Communications
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Telepresence
1 1 (100.00%) Unified Communications
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft