Desktop Build Engineer Contracts in the South East

Desktop Build Engineer
England > South East

As of 10 June 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Desktop Build Engineer daily rate in the South East.

6 months to
10 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 149 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Build Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.034% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.037% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - £250 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 2,715 5,244 5,344
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.05% 92.08% 94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,807 3,083 3,698
10th Percentile £220 £234 £213
25th Percentile £375 £400 £382
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £600 £625 £600
90th Percentile £656 £688 £700
England median daily rate £515 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% +3.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 178 544 237
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.88 £16.25
25th Percentile £16.95 £18.46 £22.50
Median hourly rate £32.18 £50.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -35.64% - +143.90%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.00 £66.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £29.80 £39.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -24.56% -12.22% +88.21%

Desktop Build Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Desktop Build Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Build Engineer in the South East

Desktop Build Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Build Engineer in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Build Engineer in the South East

Desktop Build Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Build Engineer in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Build Engineer in the South East

Desktop Build Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Build Engineer within the South East region over the 6 months to 10 June 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Oxfordshire - 1 - - 1
Thames Valley - 1 - - 1
Desktop Build Engineer
England

Desktop Build Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 10 June 2025, Desktop Build 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 South East region featuring Desktop Build Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding

Desktop Build Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft