Desktop Engineer Contract Job Trends in Sunderland

Desktop Engineer
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Sunderland is £195, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 - 5
Rank change year-on-year - - -2
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Sunderland 9.09% - 11.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.09% - 11.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £188 - £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £195 - £195
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.33%
75th Percentile £203 - £203
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £195 - £131
% change year-on-year - - -48.88%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Sunderland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sunderland. 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 Sunderland with a recognized job title 11 16 9
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 94.12% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 10 7
10th Percentile £206 £275 £171
25th Percentile £278 £328 £186
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £400 £415
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -3.61% +32.80%
75th Percentile £500 £500 £453
90th Percentile £544 £603 £480
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £425 £450 £475
% change year-on-year -5.56% -5.26% -13.64%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Sunderland

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

Desktop Engineer job vacancy trend in Sunderland

Desktop Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Sunderland

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Sunderland

Desktop Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Sunderland

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Sunderland

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Desktop 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 Sunderland region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft