Desktop Engineer
UK
The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in the UK is £203 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 348 | 335 | 374 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | +39 | +62 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 260 | 436 | 623 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.60% | 0.73% | 0.70% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.64% | 0.77% | 0.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 196 | 330 | 451 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £140 | £128 |
| 25th Percentile | £143 | £160 | £140 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £203 | £200 | £180 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.25% | +11.11% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £232 | £239 | £223 |
| 90th Percentile | £308 | £293 | £275 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £200 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +14.29% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 22 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.25 | £12.89 | £13.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £15.50 | £16.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.13 | £17.00 | £19.11 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.65% | -11.03% | +12.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.41 | £23.00 | £23.58 |
| 90th Percentile | £27.71 | £25.64 | £27.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.50 | £17.00 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -10.53% | +11.76% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,362 | 56,304 | 84,700 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.61% | 95.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,261 | 39,350 | 59,476 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £735 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,668 | 1,565 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.40 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.02 | £45.00 | £23.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.95% | +91.49% | +3.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.75 | £48.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.32 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.50 | £42.43 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.91% | +117.60% | +2.63% |
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 2024.
Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer.
Desktop Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Desktop Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.
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 2024. 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 | +21 | 234 | £205 | +2.50% | 47 |
| UK excluding London | -43 | 168 | £200 | - | 33 |
| London | +54 | 92 | £211 | +5.63% | 24 |
| South East | -5 | 60 | £205 | +2.50% | 3 |
| South West | +2 | 32 | £190 | -5.00% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +80 | 27 | £225 | +2.27% | 9 |
| North of England | +13 | 24 | £160 | -25.15% | 2 |
| North West | +29 | 17 | £153 | -29.07% | 1 |
| Scotland | +20 | 17 | £160 | -38.46% | 10 |
| Midlands | +15 | 14 | £122 | -39.00% | 2 |
| East of England | -19 | 12 | £193 | +10.00% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +23 | 8 | £117 | -40.00% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 6 | £122 | -39.00% | 1 |
| Wales | +6 | 6 | £135 | -15.63% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +13 | 4 | £198 | -1.25% | |
| North East | +17 | 3 | £195 | -10.86% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +9 | 3 | £140 | -37.78% |
Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2024, 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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