Desktop Engineer
UK
The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 333 | 327 | 386 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +59 | +72 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 257 | 412 | 588 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.60% | 0.73% | 0.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.64% | 0.78% | 0.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 182 | 322 | 431 |
| 10th Percentile | £125 | £140 | £130 |
| 25th Percentile | £143 | £170 | £145 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £200 | £185 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.11% | +5.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £239 | £234 | £224 |
| 90th Percentile | £325 | £288 | £260 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £200 | £180 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | +12.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 16 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.25 | £15.16 | £13.53 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £16.28 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.13 | £20.75 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.63% | +9.21% | +15.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.05 | £24.44 | £23.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.35 | £27.61 | £27.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.35 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.91% | -3.42% | +15.15% |
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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £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 1 June 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 1 June 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 1 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 |
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| England | -21 | 218 | £200 | - | 35 |
| UK excluding London | -34 | 166 | £200 | - | 34 |
| London | +41 | 89 | £213 | +6.25% | 9 |
| South East | -27 | 49 | £210 | +5.00% | 6 |
| South West | -1 | 31 | £190 | -5.00% | 5 |
| Scotland | +29 | 29 | £225 | -11.76% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +64 | 24 | £225 | +7.74% | 11 |
| North of England | -1 | 20 | £175 | -15.15% | 8 |
| Midlands | +17 | 15 | £122 | -42.59% | 4 |
| North West | +16 | 14 | £145 | -32.56% | 5 |
| East of England | -4 | 14 | £175 | -2.10% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 9 | £126 | -35.38% | 3 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 6 | £122 | -43.26% | 1 |
| Wales | +13 | 5 | £135 | -22.86% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 4 | £198 | -1.25% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 3 | £140 | -30.43% | 2 |
| North East | +8 | 2 | £195 | +21.88% |
Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 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 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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