Desktop Engineer Contract Job Trends in Somerset

Desktop Engineer
South West > Somerset

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Somerset is £235, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 September 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 15 14
Rank change year-on-year -42 -1 +9
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 4 12 15
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 0.86% 6.35% 7.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.91% 7.32% 8.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 9 9
10th Percentile £169 £180 £168
25th Percentile £189 £188 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £235 £220 £219
Median % change year-on-year +6.82% +0.46% +23.38%
75th Percentile £305 - £229
90th Percentile - £280 £229
South West median daily rate £210 £220 £210
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%

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 438 164 172
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.79% 86.77% 86.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 239 106 113
10th Percentile £198 £220 £200
25th Percentile £409 £343 £270
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +11.11% -2.17%
75th Percentile £631 £675 £600
90th Percentile £730 £723 £647
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 4 6
10th Percentile £24.61 £16.26 £12.50
25th Percentile £52.50 £21.98 £13.25
Median hourly rate £62.50 £42.58 £30.50
Median % change year-on-year +46.80% +39.59% -41.22%
75th Percentile £92.53 £63.13 £57.81
90th Percentile £99.29 £68.75 £64.38
South West median hourly rate £62.25 £25.15 £67.50
% change year-on-year +147.51% -62.74% +12.50%

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
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 12 September 2026. 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
Bath - 2 £270 -
Bridgwater -7 1 £200 -9.09%
Yeovil - 1 £160 -
Desktop Engineer
South West

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 12 September 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 3 (75.00%) Break/Fix
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (50.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
3 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
3 1 (25.00%) Azure
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (25.00%) Incident Management
3 1 (25.00%) Inventory Management
3 1 (25.00%) ITIL
3 1 (25.00%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (25.00%) McAfee
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) SharePoint
3 1 (25.00%) Starlink
3 1 (25.00%) Ticket Management
3 1 (25.00%) Time Management
3 1 (25.00%) VPN

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (25.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) VPN
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
2 2 (50.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Break/Fix
2 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (25.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (25.00%) Inventory Management
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Ticket Management
2 1 (25.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) ITIL Certification
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) McAfee
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (25.00%) Starlink