Help Desk Engineer
UK
The median Help Desk Engineer daily rate in the UK is £150, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Sep 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 561 | 627 | 821 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +66 | +194 | -38 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Help Desk Engineer | 5 | 19 | 32 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.013% | 0.038% | 0.037% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.014% | 0.040% | 0.039% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £137 | £105 |
| 25th Percentile | £143 | £168 | £113 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £150 | £313 | £175 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -52.00% | +78.57% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £200 | £823 | £229 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £503 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £150 | £183 | £115 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.81% | +58.70% | -28.13% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £14.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £14.00 | £15.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -6.67% | +15.38% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £15.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £14.00 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.67% | +15.38% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 35,672 | 46,944 | 81,846 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.92% | 94.15% | 95.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21,921 | 32,148 | 57,528 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £419 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £530 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.94% | -3.64% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,658 | 1,511 | 1,784 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.73 | £14.93 | £13.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.30 | £19.06 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £44.50 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.37% | +71.15% | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.50 | £70.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.90 | £43.75 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.34% | +98.86% | +22.22% |
Help Desk Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Help Desk Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Help Desk Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Engineer.
Help Desk Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Engineer.
Help Desk Engineer
Top 5 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 20 September 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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| UK excluding London | +37 | 5 | £150 | -17.81% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | £145 | - | |
| Work from Home | +84 | 2 | £200 | -73.86% | 3 |
| England | +58 | 2 | £200 | -35.48% | 7 |
| South West | +15 | 2 | £200 | +40.35% | 1 |
Help Desk Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 September 2024, Help Desk 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 Help Desk Engineer in the job title.
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Help Desk 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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