Desktop Support Engineer Contracts in Stevenage

Desktop Support Engineer
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The median Desktop Support Engineer daily rate in Stevenage is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 - 44
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 1 0 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage 0.80% - 1.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.84% - 1.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - £260
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £350
75th Percentile - - £375
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £450 £104 £350
% change year-on-year +332.03% -70.24% +133.33%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Stevenage

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Stevenage. 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 Stevenage with a recognized job title 119 404 267
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.20% 88.21% 90.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 51 71
10th Percentile £347 £80 £273
25th Percentile £450 £290 £318
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £400 £388
Median % change year-on-year +33.13% +3.23% -7.46%
75th Percentile £625 £575 £488
90th Percentile £629 £650 £575
Hertfordshire median daily rate £538 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +26.47% -15.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 261 123
10th Percentile £41.25 £40.00 £49.00
25th Percentile £55.00 £43.00 £53.75
Median hourly rate £66.00 £55.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -15.38% +15.04%
75th Percentile £81.35 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £80.00 £77.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £63.00 £50.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year +26.00% -20.00% +27.55%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Stevenage

Desktop Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer in Stevenage.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Stevenage

Desktop Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer in Stevenage.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Stevenage

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stevenage

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Desktop Support 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 Stevenage region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) GxP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Security
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stevenage 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Security
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GxP
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow