The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Worcester is £139, 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 |
| Rank |
10 |
- |
12 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer |
5 |
0 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Worcester |
17.86% |
- |
3.92% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
20.83% |
- |
4.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£110 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£139 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£168 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Worcestershire median daily rate |
£139 |
- |
£195 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+21.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£15.24 |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.67 |
- |
£15.46 |
| Median hourly rate |
£17.16 |
- |
£16.45 |
| 75th Percentile |
£17.64 |
- |
£17.21 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£17.28 |
| Worcestershire median hourly rate |
£17.16 |
- |
£16.45 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-2.21% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Worcester. 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 Worcester with a recognized job title |
24 |
29 |
50 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
85.71% |
100.00% |
98.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
15 |
22 |
40 |
| 10th Percentile |
£133 |
£213 |
£302 |
| 25th Percentile |
£184 |
£306 |
£413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£700 |
£450 |
£488 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+55.56% |
-7.69% |
+39.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£750 |
£553 |
£591 |
| 90th Percentile |
£900 |
£665 |
£675 |
| Worcestershire median daily rate |
£575 |
£525 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.52% |
- |
+41.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
7 |
4 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.22 |
£14.33 |
£15.82 |
| 25th Percentile |
£15.94 |
£18.78 |
£16.83 |
| Median hourly rate |
£18.13 |
£46.25 |
£17.70 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-60.80% |
+161.30% |
+3.13% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£72.50 |
£17.72 |
| 90th Percentile |
£20.74 |
- |
£17.72 |
| Worcestershire median hourly rate |
£17.64 |
£22.00 |
£17.70 |
| % change year-on-year |
-19.81% |
+24.29% |
+11.60% |
