Desktop Build Engineer Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Desktop Build Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

As of 13 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Desktop Build Engineer daily rate in the Thames Valley.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Build Engineer 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.20% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 1,843 1,935 2,407
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.10% 91.88% 94.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,198 1,140 1,570
10th Percentile £263 £254 £213
25th Percentile £400 £402 £382
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £518 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.38% +3.50% -
75th Percentile £588 £625 £609
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £513
% change year-on-year -1.96% -0.49% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 130 63 109
10th Percentile £14.75 £16.32 £16.37
25th Percentile £17.48 £23.00 £24.34
Median hourly rate £25.15 £48.18 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -47.80% -3.64% +150.00%
75th Percentile £69.88 £62.62 £65.25
90th Percentile £93.85 £66.80 £72.91
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £52.50 £51.42
% change year-on-year -52.38% +2.10% +38.49%

Desktop Build Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Desktop Build Engineer job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Desktop Build Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Build Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Build Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Desktop Build Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Build Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Build Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Desktop Build Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Build Engineer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 13 December 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
Berkshire - 2 - -
Oxfordshire - 2 - -
Desktop Build Engineer
South East

Desktop Build Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Desktop Build 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 Thames Valley region featuring Desktop Build Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (50.00%) DBS Check
2 2 (50.00%) Inventory Management
2 2 (50.00%) Linux
2 2 (50.00%) Mac OS
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (50.00%) QA
2 2 (50.00%) SCCM
2 2 (50.00%) Workflow

Desktop Build Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (50.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (50.00%) Linux
2 2 (50.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Inventory Management
1 2 (50.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) QA
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (50.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft