Service Desk Engineer Contract Job Trends in Stockton-on-Tees

Service Desk Engineer
Durham > Stockton-on-Tees

The median Service Desk Engineer daily rate in Stockton-on-Tees is £363, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 3 -
Rank change year-on-year +1 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Engineer 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Stockton-on-Tees 33.33% 16.67% -
As % of the Job Titles category 33.33% 16.67% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £356 £288 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 £300 -
Median % change year-on-year +20.83% - -
75th Percentile £369 £313 -
90th Percentile - - -
Durham median daily rate £363 £300 -
% change year-on-year +20.83% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Stockton-on-Tees

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Stockton-on-Tees. 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 Stockton-on-Tees with a recognized job title 3 6 5
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 71.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 4
10th Percentile £199 - £371
25th Percentile £225 £288 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £369 £519
Median % change year-on-year -25.42% -28.92% +29.69%
75th Percentile £325 £480 £594
90th Percentile £351 £522 -
Durham median daily rate £350 £365 £313
% change year-on-year -4.11% +16.80% -21.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £10.64
Median hourly rate - - £10.68
75th Percentile - - £10.71
90th Percentile - - -
Durham median hourly rate £70.00 £18.75 £11.13
% change year-on-year +273.33% +68.43% -

Service Desk Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Stockton-on-Tees

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Service Desk Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stockton-on-Tees.

Service Desk Engineer job vacancy trend in Stockton-on-Tees

Service Desk Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Stockton-on-Tees

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Desk Engineer job vacancies in Stockton-on-Tees.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Desk Engineer job vacancies in Stockton-on-Tees

Service Desk Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stockton-on-Tees

For the 6 months to 5 June 2026, Service Desk 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 Stockton-on-Tees region featuring Service Desk Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) 4G
1 1 (100.00%) 5G
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) VoIP
1 1 (100.00%) Web Filtering
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Service Desk Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stockton-on-Tees 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
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) 4G
1 1 (100.00%) 5G
1 1 (100.00%) VoIP
General
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Web Filtering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow