Help Desk Engineer
UK
The median Help Desk Engineer daily rate in the UK is £165 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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 19 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 577 | 661 | 816 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +84 | +155 | -129 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Help Desk Engineer | 7 | 35 | 30 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.016% | 0.061% | 0.034% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.018% | 0.065% | 0.036% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 29 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £104 | £181 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £638 | £113 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £165 | £765 | £158 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -78.43% | +385.71% | +26.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £188 | £823 | £191 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £209 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £158 | £162 | £158 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.93% | +3.02% | +65.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £12.88 | £14.72 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £13.06 | £16.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.50 | £13.75 | £18.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -26.08% | +69.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.75 | £14.19 | £19.30 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £14.23 | £19.72 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.50 | £13.75 | £18.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -26.08% | +69.09% |
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 | 39,482 | 54,195 | 83,684 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,718 | 37,839 | 58,825 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,507 | 2,030 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.21 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Help Desk Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Help Desk Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Help Desk Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Engineer.
Help Desk Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Engineer.
Help Desk Engineer
Top 4 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 19 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 | +80 | 7 | £165 | -78.43% | 20 |
| UK excluding London | +51 | 4 | £158 | -2.93% | 19 |
| South East | - | 4 | £158 | - | 9 |
| London | +68 | 3 | £185 | -75.82% | 1 |
Help Desk Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 May 2024, Help Desk 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 Help Desk Engineer in the job title.
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Help Desk 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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