Desktop Support Engineer
UK
The median Desktop Support Engineer daily rate in the UK is £200, 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 | 359 | 395 | 436 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +36 | +41 | +69 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer | 167 | 189 | 295 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.57% | 0.43% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.62% | 0.47% | 0.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 97 | 150 | 225 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £125 | £137 |
| 25th Percentile | £175 | £140 | £160 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £200 | £200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £238 | £218 | £240 |
| 90th Percentile | £258 | £266 | £283 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £203 | £200 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.25% | - | +11.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.81 | £16.25 | £15.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.47 | £16.81 | £16.54 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.00 | £18.14 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.83% | -19.40% | +14.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.86 | £22.38 | £25.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.61 | £28.40 | £29.12 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.00 | £17.50 | £18.97 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.43% | -7.74% | -1.29% |
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 Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer.
Desktop Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Desktop Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer.
Desktop Support 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 Support 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 | +37 | 148 | £200 | - | 26 |
| UK excluding London | +70 | 132 | £203 | +1.25% | 16 |
| South West | +60 | 34 | £230 | +25.00% | 4 |
| London | +8 | 33 | £200 | +5.26% | 16 |
| North of England | +32 | 32 | £195 | +21.88% | 3 |
| South East | +20 | 25 | £195 | -7.14% | 7 |
| East of England | +34 | 16 | £210 | +9.09% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 11 | £230 | +16.46% | 1 |
| North West | +15 | 11 | £155 | +10.71% | 2 |
| North East | +8 | 10 | £155 | -20.51% | |
| Midlands | +24 | 8 | £200 | +63.93% | 1 |
| Scotland | +9 | 7 | £150 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 7 | £150 | +7.14% | |
| West Midlands | +19 | 6 | £200 | +37.93% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +31 | 5 | £276 | +38.13% | |
| Wales | -1 | 3 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | +7 | 2 | £300 | +145.90% |
Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Desktop Support 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 Support Engineer in the job title.
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Desktop Support 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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