Desktop Engineer
UK
The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 May 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 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 342 | 333 | 378 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +45 | +51 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 255 | 409 | 600 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.60% | 0.72% | 0.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.65% | 0.76% | 0.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 187 | 314 | 440 |
| 10th Percentile | £125 | £141 | £129 |
| 25th Percentile | £143 | £169 | £140 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £200 | £180 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | +3.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £238 | £238 | £225 |
| 90th Percentile | £310 | £288 | £269 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £200 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +14.29% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 17 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.25 | £15.23 | £13.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £15.50 | £15.94 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.13 | £17.00 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.65% | -10.53% | +13.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.41 | £24.25 | £23.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £27.02 | £27.23 | £27.65 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £17.00 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -5.56% | +9.09% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 39,484 | 53,902 | 83,447 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.62% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,682 | 37,660 | 58,636 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,662 | 1,503 | 2,044 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.38 | £15.76 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.58 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.72% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.44 | £76.20 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer.
Desktop Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Engineer over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer.
Desktop Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Desktop Engineer over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
Desktop Engineer
Top 17 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 16 May 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 |
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| England | +4 | 222 | £200 | - | 45 |
| UK excluding London | -25 | 164 | £200 | - | 39 |
| London | +56 | 90 | £211 | +5.63% | 16 |
| South East | -14 | 52 | £210 | +5.00% | 5 |
| South West | -1 | 31 | £190 | -5.00% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +80 | 25 | £243 | +18.29% | 9 |
| Scotland | +24 | 24 | £231 | -12.07% | 9 |
| North of England | +7 | 22 | £175 | -17.65% | 5 |
| North West | +20 | 16 | £145 | -32.56% | 2 |
| Midlands | +18 | 14 | £122 | -40.85% | 4 |
| East of England | -6 | 13 | £175 | -10.26% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +25 | 8 | £117 | -38.42% | 3 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 6 | £122 | -43.26% | 1 |
| Wales | +9 | 5 | £135 | -15.63% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | -1 | 4 | £198 | -1.25% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 3 | £140 | -37.78% | 1 |
| North East | +6 | 2 | £195 | +4.70% | 1 |
Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 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 featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.
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Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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