Desktop Engineer Contract Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Desktop Engineer
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in South Yorkshire is £126, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 September 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
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 - 54
Rank change year-on-year - - +15
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 2 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 0.32% - 0.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% - 0.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £171
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £126 - £173
Median % change year-on-year - - -16.36%
75th Percentile - - £174
90th Percentile - - -
Yorkshire median daily rate £235 £200 £180
% change year-on-year +17.50% +11.11% -15.29%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Yorkshire. 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 South Yorkshire with a recognized job title 571 386 430
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.35% 86.16% 94.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 383 218 283
10th Percentile £280 £243 £284
25th Percentile £366 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £525 £575
Median % change year-on-year -10.67% -8.70% +15.00%
75th Percentile £538 £588 £651
90th Percentile £610 £638 £745
Yorkshire median daily rate £475 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 7
10th Percentile £15.55 £15.88 £11.77
25th Percentile £18.10 £20.13 £15.27
Median hourly rate £18.21 £21.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.31% +5.00% +11.89%
75th Percentile £18.50 £21.88 £27.00
90th Percentile £18.51 £22.00 £38.75
Yorkshire median hourly rate £22.14 £22.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year +0.64% +7.32% +7.89%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Engineer in South Yorkshire

Desktop Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in South Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in South Yorkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in South Yorkshire

Desktop Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in South Yorkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in South Yorkshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in South Yorkshire

Desktop Engineer
Contract Job Locations in South Yorkshire

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 South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 18 September 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
Sheffield - 2 £126 -
Desktop Engineer
Yorkshire

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 18 September 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 South Yorkshire region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Citrix
1 2 (100.00%) Apple
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
1 2 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Apple
1 2 (100.00%) Citrix