Desktop Engineer
UK
The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in the UK is £210, 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 | |
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| Rank | 308 | 335 | 336 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +27 | +1 | +38 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 230 | 258 | 435 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.79% | 0.59% | 0.73% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.85% | 0.64% | 0.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 143 | 195 | 328 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £128 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £178 | £143 | £160 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £210 | £205 | £200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.44% | +2.50% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £249 | £238 | £238 |
| 90th Percentile | £395 | £310 | £288 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £205 | £203 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.23% | +1.25% | +14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 12 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.35 | £16.25 | £12.89 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.47 | £16.81 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.00 | £18.14 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.83% | +6.68% | -11.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.66 | £22.38 | £23.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.15 | £28.40 | £25.64 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.00 | £17.50 | £17.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.43% | +2.94% | -10.53% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer.
Desktop Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer.
Desktop Engineer
Top 17 Contract Locations
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 UK 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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| England | +30 | 204 | £210 | +2.44% | 52 |
| UK excluding London | +56 | 169 | £205 | +1.23% | 30 |
| London | +3 | 53 | £225 | +5.88% | 31 |
| South West | +51 | 39 | £225 | +18.42% | 5 |
| North of England | +29 | 35 | £195 | +16.42% | 6 |
| South East | +21 | 35 | £213 | +1.19% | 16 |
| Midlands | +30 | 22 | £175 | +43.44% | 2 |
| East of England | +38 | 20 | £218 | +12.99% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +28 | 16 | £410 | +82.22% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +22 | 16 | £172 | +46.58% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 13 | £225 | +13.92% | 1 |
| North West | +11 | 12 | £155 | -3.13% | 5 |
| North East | +7 | 10 | £155 | -20.51% | |
| Scotland | +5 | 9 | £195 | +21.88% | |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 7 | £150 | +7.14% | |
| East Midlands | +10 | 6 | £180 | +47.54% | 1 |
| Wales | -2 | 3 | - | - |
Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
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 featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.
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Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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