Desktop Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Street

Desktop Support Engineer
Somerset > Street

The median Desktop Support Engineer daily rate in Street is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 - 7
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Street 30.77% - 6.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 30.77% - 7.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £166 - -
25th Percentile £178 - £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 - £250
Median % change year-on-year - - +28.21%
75th Percentile £197 - £275
90th Percentile £200 - -
Somerset median daily rate £250 £225 £178
% change year-on-year +11.11% +26.76% +26.79%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Street

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Street. 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 Street with a recognized job title 13 9 13
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 90.00% 86.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 6 7
10th Percentile £174 £400 £247
25th Percentile £182 £503 £262
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £588 £338
Median % change year-on-year -67.66% +74.07% -38.64%
75th Percentile £291 £638 £630
90th Percentile £570 - £779
Somerset median daily rate £345 £450 £413
% change year-on-year -23.33% +9.09% -22.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
Median hourly rate £20.00 - £20.00
Somerset median hourly rate £44.00 £14.50 £51.89
% change year-on-year +203.45% -72.06% +3.78%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Street

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Street.

Desktop Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Street

Desktop Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Street

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Street.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Street

Desktop Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Street

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Street.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Street

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Street

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Desktop Support 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 Street region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (75.00%) Data Entry
2 3 (75.00%) Logistics
3 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
3 1 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (25.00%) ITIL
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (25.00%) Patch Management
3 1 (25.00%) Service Management

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Street 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (75.00%) Banking
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
1 3 (75.00%) Investment Banking
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (75.00%) Data Entry
1 3 (75.00%) Logistics
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) Patch Management
2 1 (25.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft