Desktop Engineer Contract Job Trends in Somerset

Desktop Engineer
South West > Somerset

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Somerset is £263, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 March 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 12 25
Rank change year-on-year -6 +13 +6
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 15 13 4
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 5.68% 10.66% 2.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.15% 11.40% 2.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 4 3
10th Percentile - £224 £144
25th Percentile £225 £241 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £263 £250 £160
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +56.25% +14.29%
75th Percentile £288 - £218
90th Percentile - - £252
South West median daily rate £250 £250 £200
% change year-on-year - +25.00% -
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 £24.48 - -

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 244 114 190
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.42% 93.44% 95.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 126 79 122
10th Percentile £218 £199 £190
25th Percentile £261 £356 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £495 £450
Median % change year-on-year -29.29% +10.00% -7.69%
75th Percentile £550 £625 £575
90th Percentile £614 £678 £616
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 3 35
10th Percentile £37.25 £13.70 £12.35
25th Percentile £51.25 £15.51 £21.75
Median hourly rate £57.50 £18.51 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +210.64% -25.96% -37.50%
75th Percentile £58.75 £19.76 £40.00
90th Percentile - £20.51 £53.27
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £48.72
% change year-on-year -11.54% +33.42% -25.05%

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
Daily Rate Histogram in Somerset

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Somerset over the 6 months to 11 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Desktop Engineer 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 11 March 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
Yeovil - 13 £275 -
Street - 1 £190 -
Desktop Engineer
South West

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 11 March 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 15 (100.00%) Windows
2 13 (86.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (86.67%) PABX
2 13 (86.67%) SC Cleared
2 13 (86.67%) Security Cleared
3 8 (53.33%) Customer Service
3 8 (53.33%) Windows 10
4 7 (46.67%) GDPR
4 7 (46.67%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (46.67%) ServiceNow
5 6 (40.00%) Service Delivery
5 6 (40.00%) SLA
6 1 (6.67%) Cisco
6 1 (6.67%) Computer Science
6 1 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (6.67%) Data Entry
6 1 (6.67%) Degree
6 1 (6.67%) Firewall
6 1 (6.67%) Information Management
6 1 (6.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 1 (6.67%) Infrastructure Management
6 1 (6.67%) Logistics
6 1 (6.67%) Mac OS
6 1 (6.67%) Microsoft
6 1 (6.67%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (6.67%) Telepresence
6 1 (6.67%) Unified Communications
6 1 (6.67%) Wireless
6 1 (6.67%) Workflow

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:

Applications
1 13 (86.67%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 7 (46.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 13 (86.67%) PABX
2 1 (6.67%) Firewall
2 1 (6.67%) Telepresence
2 1 (6.67%) Unified Communications
2 1 (6.67%) Wireless
General
1 15 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (40.00%) Aerospace
2 6 (40.00%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (6.67%) Banking
3 1 (6.67%) Finance
3 1 (6.67%) Investment Banking
3 1 (6.67%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 13 (86.67%) Smartphone
2 12 (80.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 15 (100.00%) Windows
2 8 (53.33%) Windows 10
3 1 (6.67%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (53.33%) Customer Service
2 6 (40.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (6.67%) Computer Science
3 1 (6.67%) Data Entry
3 1 (6.67%) Information Management
3 1 (6.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (6.67%) Infrastructure Management
3 1 (6.67%) Logistics
3 1 (6.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (6.67%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 13 (86.67%) SC Cleared
1 13 (86.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (6.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (46.67%) GDPR
2 6 (40.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 7 (46.67%) ServiceNow
2 1 (6.67%) Cisco
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft