Help Desk Engineer Contract Job Trends in Tamworth

Help Desk Engineer
Staffordshire > Tamworth

The median Help Desk Engineer daily rate in Tamworth is £220, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2026.

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

 6 months to
15 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Help Desk Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Tamworth 28.57% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 28.57% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £210 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 - -
75th Percentile £230 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Staffordshire median daily rate £220 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Tamworth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Tamworth. 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 Tamworth with a recognized job title 7 2 2
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £210 £428 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £435 £363
Median % change year-on-year -36.78% +20.00% -34.09%
75th Percentile £288 £443 £369
90th Percentile - - -
Staffordshire median daily rate £450 £350 £368
% change year-on-year +28.57% -4.96% -26.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £19.11 - -
Median hourly rate £19.95 - -
75th Percentile £20.79 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Staffordshire median hourly rate £19.41 £30.00 £34.47
% change year-on-year -35.30% -12.96% +43.60%

Help Desk Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Tamworth

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

Help Desk Engineer job vacancy trend in Tamworth

Help Desk Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tamworth

For the 6 months to 15 October 2026, Help Desk 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 Tamworth region featuring Help Desk Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (50.00%) Aruba
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco
2 1 (50.00%) Firmware
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (50.00%) OneDrive
2 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (50.00%) Windows

Help Desk Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tamworth 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 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) OneDrive
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (50.00%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Aruba
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
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