Desktop Engineer
South West > Wiltshire
The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Wiltshire is £153, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 June 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 25 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 55 | 85 | 77 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | -8 | -20 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wiltshire | 0.45% | 0.44% | 1.77% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.51% | 0.49% | 1.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £143 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £153 | £145 | £204 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.52% | -28.92% | -12.26% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £148 | £225 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £250 |
| South West median daily rate | £220 | £190 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -5.00% | +1.27% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wiltshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wiltshire. 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 Wiltshire with a recognized job title | 394 | 817 | 1,006 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 88.94% | 89.19% | 93.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 272 | 626 | 806 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £315 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £460 | £463 | £458 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £569 | £538 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.72% | -2.18% | +3.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £646 | £669 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £725 | £725 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.95% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 30 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £12.79 | £23.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £13.16 | £56.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.75 | £15.50 | £63.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.32% | -75.40% | +15.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.15 | £30.25 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £74.00 | £86.50 |
| South West median hourly rate | £33.67 | £55.00 | £63.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.78% | -12.70% | +30.52% |
Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire
Job postings that featured Desktop Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire.
Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Wiltshire.
Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wiltshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Wiltshire.
Desktop Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Wiltshire
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 Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 25 June 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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| Tidworth | - | 2 | £153 | - | |
| Desktop Engineer South West |
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Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire
For the 6 months to 25 June 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 across the Wiltshire region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.
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Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire 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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