Desktop Engineer
West Midlands > Worcestershire
The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Worcestershire 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 | 11 | - | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Worcestershire | 13.04% | - | 3.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 14.29% | - | 3.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £186 |
| 25th Percentile | £110 | - | £188 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £139 | - | £195 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +21.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £168 | - | £203 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £204 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £172 | £117 | £195 |
| % change year-on-year | +46.58% | -40.00% | +3.31% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 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 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £17.16 | - | £16.45 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -0.29% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Worcestershire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Worcestershire. 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 Worcestershire with a recognized job title | 42 | 72 | 115 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.30% | 96.00% | 97.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 54 | 86 |
| 10th Percentile | £168 | £200 | £344 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £400 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | - | +41.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £575 | £626 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £670 | £675 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £485 | £489 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.77% | -2.25% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.84 | - | £15.82 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.58 | £10.50 | £16.83 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.64 | £22.00 | £17.70 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.81% | +24.29% | +11.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.13 | £23.75 | £17.72 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.39 | £72.50 | £17.72 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £18.07 | £22.25 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.81% | +14.10% | +12.85% |
Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire
Job postings that featured Desktop Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.
Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Worcestershire.
Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Worcestershire.
Desktop Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Worcestershire
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 Worcestershire region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | - | 5 | £139 | - | |
| Desktop Engineer West Midlands |
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Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcestershire
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Worcestershire region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.
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Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcestershire 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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