Desktop Engineer Contract Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Desktop Engineer
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

As of 31 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Desktop Engineer daily rate in South Yorkshire.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 90 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Yorkshire 0.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Yorkshire median daily rate £230 £225 £165
% change year-on-year +2.22% +36.36% -17.50%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 711 260 397
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.46% 86.38% 90.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 486 158 244
10th Percentile £316 £185 £354
25th Percentile £400 £323 £418
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £477 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.70% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £538 £599 £614
90th Percentile £613 £681 £720
Yorkshire median daily rate £480 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +6.67% -10.00% -0.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 11
10th Percentile £14.98 £12.79 £12.28
25th Percentile £16.68 £14.35 £12.93
Median hourly rate £19.50 £18.10 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.76% -9.53% +5.26%
75th Percentile £22.33 £20.38 £23.75
90th Percentile £24.02 £21.05 £31.25
Yorkshire median hourly rate £27.50 £21.75 £20.00
% change year-on-year +26.44% +8.75% -6.98%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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 South Yorkshire.

Desktop Engineer job vacancy trend 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 31 December 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 - 1 - - 1
Desktop Engineer
Yorkshire

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, 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 South Yorkshire region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Migration

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Management
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft