Desktop Engineer Contracts in Somerset

Desktop Engineer
South West > Somerset

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Somerset is £201, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 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
27 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 15 25
Rank change year-on-year -3 +10 -1
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 11 13 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 6.15% 6.84% 3.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.19% 7.83% 3.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 9 4
10th Percentile £171 £152 -
25th Percentile £186 £180 £140
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £201 £219 £183
Median % change year-on-year -8.11% +20.00% -9.88%
75th Percentile £218 £229 £240
90th Percentile £229 £229 £245
South West median daily rate £220 £210 £200
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -2.44%

All DemandTrendContract 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Somerset with a recognized job title 153 166 181
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.47% 87.37% 97.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 121 126
10th Percentile £216 £200 £176
25th Percentile £369 £275 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £450 £460
Median % change year-on-year +15.56% -2.17% -
75th Percentile £675 £600 £621
90th Percentile £743 £638 £715
South West median daily rate £500 £508 £525
% change year-on-year -1.48% -3.33% +1.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 9 27
10th Percentile £14.87 - £31.94
25th Percentile £18.51 £12.50 £41.75
Median hourly rate £25.15 £16.00 £51.89
Median % change year-on-year +57.19% -69.17% +3.78%
75th Percentile £60.00 £47.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.50 £62.50 £67.47
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year -62.74% +8.00% +15.74%

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
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
DemandTrendContract 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 27 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bridgwater +4 3 £220 - 1
Street +2 3 £190 -2.56%
Desktop Engineer
South West

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 27 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 Somerset region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 10 (90.91%) Social Skills
2 9 (81.82%) Microsoft
3 8 (72.73%) SC Cleared
3 8 (72.73%) Security Cleared
4 7 (63.64%) Finance
5 6 (54.55%) Windows
6 5 (45.45%) SLA
6 5 (45.45%) HP
6 5 (45.45%) Dell
6 5 (45.45%) Dell Certification
6 5 (45.45%) Mathematics
6 5 (45.45%) Customer Experience
6 5 (45.45%) Customer Service
6 5 (45.45%) Driving Licence
7 4 (36.36%) Active Directory
7 4 (36.36%) ITIL
8 3 (27.27%) Logistics
8 3 (27.27%) Azure
8 3 (27.27%) Windows 10
8 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (27.27%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (18.18%) Data Entry
9 2 (18.18%) Antivirus Management
9 2 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (18.18%) Inventory Management
9 2 (18.18%) Banking
9 2 (18.18%) Investment Banking
9 2 (18.18%) SharePoint
9 2 (18.18%) VPN
10 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange

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 2 (18.18%) SharePoint
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (27.27%) Azure
2 2 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (18.18%) VPN
General
1 10 (90.91%) Social Skills
2 7 (63.64%) Finance
3 2 (18.18%) Banking
3 2 (18.18%) Investment Banking
4 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) Driving Licence
2 1 (9.09%) iPad
2 1 (9.09%) iPhone
2 1 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (54.55%) Windows
2 3 (27.27%) Windows 10
3 1 (9.09%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (45.45%) Customer Experience
1 5 (45.45%) Customer Service
1 5 (45.45%) Mathematics
2 4 (36.36%) ITIL
3 3 (27.27%) Logistics
3 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (18.18%) Antivirus Management
4 2 (18.18%) Data Entry
4 2 (18.18%) Inventory Management
5 1 (9.09%) Patch Management
5 1 (9.09%) Process Improvement
5 1 (9.09%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (9.09%) Service Management
5 1 (9.09%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 8 (72.73%) SC Cleared
1 8 (72.73%) Security Cleared
2 5 (45.45%) Dell Certification
3 1 (9.09%) Degree
3 1 (9.09%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (45.45%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (36.36%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (9.09%) SCCM
Vendors
1 9 (81.82%) Microsoft
2 5 (45.45%) Dell
2 5 (45.45%) HP
3 1 (9.09%) McAfee