Desktop Engineer Contracts in Somerset

Desktop Engineer
South West > Somerset

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Somerset is £185 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 23 28 26
Rank change year-on-year +5 -2 0
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 7 3 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 3.38% 1.52% 3.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.66% 1.54% 3.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 4
10th Percentile £164 £140 -
25th Percentile £170 £140 £145
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £185 £141 £171
Median % change year-on-year +30.97% -17.52% -9.87%
75th Percentile £196 £143 £210
90th Percentile £200 £143 £213
South West median daily rate £190 £200 £181
% change year-on-year -5.00% +10.34% -9.38%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Somerset

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 191 195 195
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.27% 98.48% 97.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 118 148 135
10th Percentile £185 £202 £225
25th Percentile £273 £372 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £489 £425
Median % change year-on-year -7.93% +15.00% -5.56%
75th Percentile £586 £652 £521
90th Percentile £608 £727 £584
South West median daily rate £513 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -2.38% +5.00% +10.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 17 10
10th Percentile £12.28 £17.60 £38.81
25th Percentile £15.23 £32.40 £47.13
Median hourly rate £25.00 £50.00 £49.75
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +0.50% +14.37%
75th Percentile £40.00 £60.13 £54.69
90th Percentile £48.00 £75.70 £58.96
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £64.57 £47.00
% change year-on-year -14.82% +37.39% +10.59%

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 10 May 2024. 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 -6 3 - -
Street - 1 £195 -
Portishead - 1 £160 -
Desktop Engineer
South West

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

For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, 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 6 (85.71%) Windows
2 5 (71.43%) SC Cleared
2 5 (71.43%) Security Cleared
3 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
3 4 (57.14%) Active Directory
3 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
4 3 (42.86%) Customer Experience
4 3 (42.86%) Server Management
4 3 (42.86%) Internet
4 3 (42.86%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 3 (42.86%) Network Management
4 3 (42.86%) Application Packaging
4 3 (42.86%) Data Centre
4 3 (42.86%) Software Deployment
4 3 (42.86%) Break/Fix
4 3 (42.86%) Creative Thinking
4 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
5 2 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
6 1 (14.29%) Root Cause Analysis
6 1 (14.29%) PowerShell
6 1 (14.29%) Mac OS
6 1 (14.29%) Patch Management
6 1 (14.29%) DBS Check
6 1 (14.29%) MCDST
6 1 (14.29%) Degree
6 1 (14.29%) Service Management
6 1 (14.29%) Handset
6 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification

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 3 (42.86%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) Internet
General
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Data Centre
2 1 (14.29%) Handset
Operating Systems
1 6 (85.71%) Windows
2 1 (14.29%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (42.86%) Application Packaging
2 3 (42.86%) Break/Fix
2 3 (42.86%) Creative Thinking
2 3 (42.86%) Customer Experience
2 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
2 3 (42.86%) Network Management
2 3 (42.86%) Server Management
2 3 (42.86%) Software Deployment
3 1 (14.29%) ITIL
3 1 (14.29%) Patch Management
3 1 (14.29%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) SC Cleared
1 5 (71.43%) Security Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) A+ Certification
2 1 (14.29%) DBS Check
2 1 (14.29%) Degree
2 1 (14.29%) MCDST
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 4 (57.14%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft