Desktop Engineer Contract Job Trends in Worthing

Desktop Engineer
West Sussex > Worthing

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Worthing is £105, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - 23
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Worthing 1.35% - 2.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% - 2.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £95 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £105 - £150
75th Percentile £115 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Sussex median daily rate £170 - £150
% change year-on-year - - -25.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Worthing

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Worthing. 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 Worthing with a recognized job title 74 44 91
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 91.67% 96.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 36 79
10th Percentile £298 £362 £395
25th Percentile £393 £466 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £515 £450
Median % change year-on-year -7.25% +14.41% -23.21%
75th Percentile £575 £541 £500
90th Percentile £662 £629 £541
West Sussex median daily rate £475 £463 £450
% change year-on-year +2.70% +2.78% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 5
10th Percentile - - £13.07
25th Percentile £13.13 - £13.19
Median hourly rate £13.25 £13.85 £19.38
Median % change year-on-year -4.33% -28.52% -
75th Percentile £18.78 - £20.55
90th Percentile £28.51 - -
West Sussex median hourly rate £43.56 £18.82 £21.50
% change year-on-year +131.46% -12.47% -2.98%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Worthing

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 Worthing.

Desktop Engineer job vacancy trend in Worthing

Desktop Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Worthing

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Worthing

Desktop Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Worthing

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Worthing

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worthing

For the 6 months to 18 April 2026, 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 Worthing region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) MCSE
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worthing 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) MCSE
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow