Desktop Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Stoke-on-Trent
Desktop Support Engineer Staffordshire> Stoke-on-Trent
The median Desktop Support Engineer daily rate in Stoke-on-Trent is £220, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 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 27 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
5
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent. 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 Stoke-on-Trent with a recognized job title
13
32
55
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
100.00%
94.12%
88.71%
Number of daily rates quoted
11
20
38
10th Percentile
£200
-
£404
25th Percentile
£285
£110
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£350
£275
£503
Median % change year-on-year
+27.27%
-45.27%
+43.57%
75th Percentile
£499
£419
£575
90th Percentile
£638
£489
£625
Staffordshire median daily rate
£350
£374
£500
% change year-on-year
-6.42%
-25.20%
+21.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
0
Median hourly rate
£13.78
-
-
Staffordshire median hourly rate
£30.00
£34.47
£24.00
% change year-on-year
-12.96%
+43.60%
+20.85%
Desktop Support Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Job postings that featured Desktop Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.
Desktop Support Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent.
Desktop Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent.
Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent
For the 6 months to 27 September 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 Stoke-on-Trent region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.
Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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:
