Desktop Engineer Contracts in Buckinghamshire

Desktop Engineer
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £225 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 42 60 76
Rank change year-on-year +18 +16 -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 7 18 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 1.44% 2.07% 1.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.55% 2.20% 1.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 18 12
10th Percentile £201 £150 £133
25th Percentile £204 £164 £161
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £200 £175
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £298 £213 £200
90th Percentile £372 £331 £232
South East median daily rate £210 £200 £190
% change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% +15.15%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 453 818 924
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.40% 94.02% 97.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 317 652 709
10th Percentile £253 £244 £225
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £478 £475
Median % change year-on-year -0.52% +0.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £560 £577 £575
90th Percentile £645 £650 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 5 44
10th Percentile £15.85 £11.13 -
25th Percentile £17.64 £13.57 £10.77
Median hourly rate £23.22 £17.50 £12.50
Median % change year-on-year +32.66% +40.00% -7.41%
75th Percentile £28.75 £19.50 £19.45
90th Percentile £48.75 £34.05 £49.00
South East median hourly rate £48.20 £50.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -3.60% +150.00% -20.00%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

Job postings that featured Desktop Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Engineer in Buckinghamshire

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Buckinghamshire.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Buckinghamshire

Desktop Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Desktop Engineer in Buckinghamshire

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Buckinghamshire.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Buckinghamshire

Desktop Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 3 June 2024. 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
Milton Keynes +20 6 £225 +12.50%
Desktop Engineer
South East

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 3 June 2024, 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Windows
2 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 4 (57.14%) Windows 10
3 3 (42.86%) Active Directory
3 3 (42.86%) Azure
3 3 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (28.57%) Mobile Device Management
4 2 (28.57%) Migration
4 2 (28.57%) Test Scripting
4 2 (28.57%) SCCM
4 2 (28.57%) Data Migration
4 2 (28.57%) Telecoms
4 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
4 2 (28.57%) OneDrive
4 2 (28.57%) Driving Licence
4 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
4 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
5 1 (14.29%) Azure Certification
5 1 (14.29%) Knowledge Transfer
5 1 (14.29%) Major Incident Management
5 1 (14.29%) LAN
5 1 (14.29%) WAN
5 1 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (14.29%) Apple
5 1 (14.29%) NHS
5 1 (14.29%) Finance
5 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
5 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) Azure
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (28.57%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) LAN
1 1 (14.29%) WAN
General
1 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
1 2 (28.57%) Telecoms
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Electronics
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
2 1 (14.29%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Driving Licence
2 1 (14.29%) iPhone
2 1 (14.29%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 5 (71.43%) Windows
2 4 (57.14%) Windows 10
3 1 (14.29%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
1 2 (28.57%) Data Migration
1 2 (28.57%) Migration
1 2 (28.57%) Mobile Device Management
1 2 (28.57%) Test Scripting
2 1 (14.29%) Asset Management
2 1 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (14.29%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (14.29%) Incident Management
2 1 (14.29%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (14.29%) Major Incident Management
2 1 (14.29%) Programme Management
2 1 (14.29%) Service Delivery
2 1 (14.29%) Software Asset Management
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Azure Certification
1 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (42.86%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (28.57%) SCCM
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Apple
2 1 (14.29%) SAP