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 7 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 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 296 | 328 | 347 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +32 | +19 | +29 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 230 | 263 | 433 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.78% | 0.61% | 0.73% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.85% | 0.65% | 0.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 144 | 196 | 328 |
| 10th Percentile | £147 | £126 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £173 | £143 | £160 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £210 | £205 | £200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.44% | +2.50% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £250 | £238 | £240 |
| 90th Percentile | £393 | £308 | £293 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £205 | £203 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.23% | +1.25% | +14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 16 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.67 | £16.25 | £12.89 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.91 | £17.00 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.00 | £18.13 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.86% | +6.65% | -10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.66 | £21.41 | £23.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.15 | £27.02 | £25.64 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.00 | £18.00 | £17.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.78% | +5.88% | -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 | 27,103 | 40,251 | 55,892 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.50% | 92.75% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,220 | 39,044 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,052 | 2,676 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.13 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.55% | -18.89% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £40.00 | £42.16 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -5.11% | +115.96% |
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 7 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 7 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 | +33 | 204 | £210 | +2.44% | 56 |
| UK excluding London | +46 | 169 | £205 | +1.23% | 34 |
| London | +15 | 53 | £225 | +5.88% | 30 |
| South West | +39 | 38 | £235 | +23.68% | 3 |
| North of England | +28 | 35 | £195 | +21.88% | 11 |
| South East | +7 | 34 | £213 | +3.66% | 15 |
| Midlands | +32 | 24 | £175 | +43.44% | 4 |
| East of England | +38 | 20 | £218 | +24.29% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +28 | 18 | £172 | +46.58% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +29 | 16 | £400 | +64.95% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +24 | 13 | £230 | +16.46% | 3 |
| North West | +11 | 12 | £155 | +1.64% | 8 |
| North East | +4 | 10 | £155 | -20.51% | |
| Scotland | +8 | 9 | £195 | -13.33% | |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 7 | £150 | +7.14% | |
| East Midlands | +11 | 6 | £180 | +47.54% | 2 |
| Wales | +6 | 3 | - | - |
Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 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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