Desktop Engineer
East of England > Suffolk
The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Suffolk is £200, 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 | 11 | 9 | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +14 | +1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Suffolk | 13.51% | 8.20% | 1.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 14.49% | 8.47% | 1.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £187 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £205 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £220 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £211 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £220 | £226 | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £218 | £193 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.99% | +10.00% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Suffolk
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Suffolk. 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 Suffolk with a recognized job title | 69 | 59 | 142 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.24% | 96.72% | 96.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 40 | 115 |
| 10th Percentile | £177 | £105 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £200 | £184 | £469 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £225 | £450 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.00% | -30.77% | +33.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £432 | £541 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £527 | £650 | £745 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.15 | - | £13.74 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.18 | £11.25 | £15.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £11.50 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +508.70% | -32.35% | -6.59% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £42.25 | £19.67 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £61.83 | £19.94 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £50.00 | £43.00 | £35.40 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.28% | +21.47% | +128.39% |
Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk
Job postings that featured Desktop Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.
Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Suffolk
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Suffolk.
Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Suffolk
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Suffolk.
Desktop Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Suffolk
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 Suffolk region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
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| Leiston | -3 | 7 | £205 | -6.82% | |
| Ipswich | - | 2 | £200 | - | |
| Desktop Engineer East of England |
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Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Suffolk
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Desktop 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 Suffolk region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.
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Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Suffolk 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: