Desktop Engineer Contract Job Trends in Surrey

Desktop Engineer
South East > Surrey

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Surrey is £220, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 33 63
Rank change year-on-year -17 +30 -4
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 1 8 2
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 0.22% 2.56% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 2.72% 0.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 7 2
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £195 £250
Median % change year-on-year +12.82% -22.00% +51.52%
South East median daily rate £155 £195 £215
% change year-on-year -20.51% -9.30% +7.50%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Surrey

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title 407 294 570
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.05% 94.23% 93.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 252 187 423
10th Percentile £204 £185 £200
25th Percentile £379 £257 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £470 £500
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -6.00% -
75th Percentile £581 £538 £576
90th Percentile £688 £656 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £501 £500
% change year-on-year -0.10% +0.10% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 20 55
10th Percentile £37.20 £20.00 £12.36
25th Percentile £60.00 £23.45 £13.25
Median hourly rate £67.50 £24.18 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +179.16% -19.40% -33.33%
75th Percentile £85.40 £30.38 £64.74
90th Percentile £90.09 £64.09 £76.53
South East median hourly rate £37.97 £43.75 £38.00
% change year-on-year -13.22% +15.13% -15.56%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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 Surrey.

Desktop Engineer job vacancy trend in Surrey

Desktop Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

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

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

Desktop Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey

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

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

Desktop Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Surrey

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 Surrey region over the 6 months to 10 March 2026. 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
Guildford -5 1 £220 -
Desktop Engineer
South East

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 10 March 2026, 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 Surrey region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) assyst
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) Progress
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow

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

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) assyst
General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) Progress