Desktop Engineer Contract Job Trends in West Sussex

Desktop Engineer
South East > West Sussex

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in West Sussex is £238, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 - 37
Rank change year-on-year - - +13
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 2 0 6
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 0.95% - 2.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.14% - 2.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 5
10th Percentile £206 - -
25th Percentile £216 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £238 - £150
Median % change year-on-year - - +6.38%
75th Percentile £266 - £200
90th Percentile £279 - -
South East median daily rate £215 £240 £200
% change year-on-year -10.42% +20.00% +5.26%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title 176 121 275
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 83.41% 92.37% 97.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 134 90 210
10th Percentile £200 £190 £200
25th Percentile £251 £325 £364
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £450 £497
Median % change year-on-year +4.22% -9.37% -0.70%
75th Percentile £550 £545 £575
90th Percentile £703 £638 £680
South East median daily rate £500 £509 £510
% change year-on-year -1.67% -0.29% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 2 5
10th Percentile £12.63 - £16.30
25th Percentile £15.50 £27.00 £22.38
Median hourly rate £16.00 £28.00 £48.00
Median % change year-on-year -42.86% -41.67% +136.74%
75th Percentile £20.69 £29.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £22.76 - £68.04
South East median hourly rate £20.77 £58.17 £52.50
% change year-on-year -64.30% +10.80% +66.51%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

Desktop Engineer job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Desktop Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in West Sussex.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in West Sussex

Desktop Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in West Sussex.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in West Sussex

Desktop Engineer
Contract Job Locations in West Sussex

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 West Sussex region over the 6 months to 19 October 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
Crawley - 1 £200 -
Desktop Engineer
South East

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex

For the 6 months to 19 October 2025, Desktop Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the West Sussex region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (50.00%) Configuration Management
2 1 (50.00%) DHCP
2 1 (50.00%) DNS
2 1 (50.00%) Exchange Server 2010
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (50.00%) SCCM
2 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 7

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) Exchange Server 2010
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) DHCP
1 1 (50.00%) DNS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (50.00%) Configuration Management
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (50.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft