Desktop Engineer Contracts in England

Desktop Engineer
UK > England

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in England is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 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
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 341 322 360
Rank change year-on-year -19 +38 +83
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 214 354 527
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.57% 0.75% 0.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.61% 0.80% 0.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 156 270 379
10th Percentile £131 £140 £130
25th Percentile £149 £170 £146
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £200 £190
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £250 £230 £230
90th Percentile £344 £291 £265
UK median daily rate £200 £200 £188
% change year-on-year - +6.67% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 16 50
10th Percentile £16.25 £15.16 £12.60
25th Percentile £17.00 £16.54 £16.49
Median hourly rate £18.13 £20.75 £19.11
Median % change year-on-year -12.63% +8.60% +12.40%
75th Percentile £21.41 £24.44 £23.40
90th Percentile £25.28 £27.61 £27.75
UK median hourly rate £18.13 £20.75 £19.00
% change year-on-year -12.63% +9.21% +15.15%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 34,808 44,443 66,953
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.80% 94.49% 95.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,757 31,614 47,944
10th Percentile £288 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £535
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +7.00%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £650
90th Percentile £750 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -2.42% +2.48% +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,654 1,321 1,753
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.36 £12.80
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.90
Median hourly rate £39.50 £45.00 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.22% +87.50% +14.01%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £74.00 £77.50 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -16.67% +80.00% +16.28%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Engineer in England

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Engineer in England

Desktop Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Engineer in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Desktop Engineer in England

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Engineer in England

Desktop Engineer
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 12 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
London +23 85 £200 - 9
South East -22 49 £205 +2.50% 6
South West -5 30 £190 -5.00% 5
North of England -10 20 £175 -17.65% 4
Midlands +16 16 £140 -34.12% 3
North West +9 15 £160 -25.58% 1
East of England -3 14 £175 - 1
West Midlands +19 10 £135 -35.71% 2
East Midlands +5 6 £220 +3.53% 1
Yorkshire -4 4 £198 -1.25% 3
North East +6 1 £195 +21.88%
Desktop Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 12 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 England region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 154 (71.96%) Windows
2 92 (42.99%) Social Skills
3 91 (42.52%) Microsoft
4 90 (42.06%) Windows 10
5 69 (32.24%) Active Directory
6 66 (30.84%) Microsoft 365
7 56 (26.17%) SCCM
8 53 (24.77%) Security Cleared
9 50 (23.36%) Problem-Solving
9 50 (23.36%) Customer Service
10 41 (19.16%) Microsoft Office
11 36 (16.82%) Windows 7
12 35 (16.36%) Azure
13 31 (14.49%) SC Cleared
14 28 (13.08%) ITIL
15 27 (12.62%) Public Sector
16 25 (11.68%) VPN
17 24 (11.21%) Finance
18 22 (10.28%) Asset Management
19 20 (9.35%) Degree
19 20 (9.35%) Organisational Skills
20 19 (8.88%) Microsoft Exchange
20 19 (8.88%) Microsoft Intune
20 19 (8.88%) DV Cleared
21 18 (8.41%) HP
21 18 (8.41%) Citrix
21 18 (8.41%) Telecoms
22 17 (7.94%) PowerShell
22 17 (7.94%) ServiceNow
22 17 (7.94%) Driving Licence

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 19 (8.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (6.54%) SharePoint
3 7 (3.27%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 2 (0.93%) CMS
4 2 (0.93%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.47%) Confluence
5 1 (0.47%) IIS
Applications
1 41 (19.16%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.47%) DaVinci Resolve
4 1 (0.47%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.93%) Eikon
1 2 (0.93%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 66 (30.84%) Microsoft 365
2 35 (16.36%) Azure
3 15 (7.01%) OneDrive
4 11 (5.14%) Entra ID
5 6 (2.80%) Azure Monitor
6 2 (0.93%) Amazon EC2
6 2 (0.93%) AWS
6 2 (0.93%) BigCommerce
6 2 (0.93%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.47%) Azure Key Vault
7 1 (0.47%) Azure Stack
7 1 (0.47%) Miro
7 1 (0.47%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 25 (11.68%) VPN
2 10 (4.67%) Firewall
3 8 (3.74%) DNS
4 7 (3.27%) LAN
5 6 (2.80%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (2.34%) Internet
6 5 (2.34%) NetScaler
6 5 (2.34%) WAN
7 3 (1.40%) Wireless
8 2 (0.93%) Cisco IOS
8 2 (0.93%) Network Security
8 2 (0.93%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.93%) SAN
8 2 (0.93%) Skype
8 2 (0.93%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.47%) 3G
9 1 (0.47%) DHCP
9 1 (0.47%) Structured Cabling
9 1 (0.47%) VoIP
9 1 (0.47%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.34%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (1.40%) JIRA
2 1 (0.47%) Hudson
General
1 92 (42.99%) Social Skills
2 27 (12.62%) Public Sector
3 24 (11.21%) Finance
4 20 (9.35%) Organisational Skills
5 18 (8.41%) Telecoms
6 14 (6.54%) Marketing
7 13 (6.07%) Manufacturing
8 12 (5.61%) Electronics
8 12 (5.61%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (4.21%) Analytical Skills
9 9 (4.21%) Banking
10 3 (1.40%) Legal
11 2 (0.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.93%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.93%) Retail
12 1 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.47%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.93%) VML
1 2 (0.93%) XMPP
2 1 (0.47%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 17 (7.94%) Driving Licence
2 14 (6.54%) iPhone
3 12 (5.61%) iPad
3 12 (5.61%) NHS
4 10 (4.67%) Blackberry
5 9 (4.21%) Management Information System
6 6 (2.80%) Data Centre
7 5 (2.34%) CMDB
8 4 (1.87%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.87%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.40%) Onboarding
9 3 (1.40%) Smartphone
10 2 (0.93%) BYOD
10 2 (0.93%) Video Conferencing
10 2 (0.93%) Wiki
11 1 (0.47%) Handset
11 1 (0.47%) Mobile App
11 1 (0.47%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 154 (71.96%) Windows
2 90 (42.06%) Windows 10
3 36 (16.82%) Windows 7
4 10 (4.67%) Mac OS
4 10 (4.67%) Windows Server
5 9 (4.21%) Android
6 7 (3.27%) Windows 8
7 4 (1.87%) Mac OS X
7 4 (1.87%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (1.40%) Apple iOS
8 3 (1.40%) Windows Vista
9 1 (0.47%) Linux
9 1 (0.47%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (23.36%) Customer Service
1 50 (23.36%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (13.08%) ITIL
3 22 (10.28%) Asset Management
4 15 (7.01%) Migration
4 15 (7.01%) Time Management
5 14 (6.54%) Hardware Maintenance
6 12 (5.61%) Business Intelligence
6 12 (5.61%) Digital Marketing
6 12 (5.61%) Patch Management
6 12 (5.61%) Programme Management
7 11 (5.14%) Decision-Making
8 10 (4.67%) Break/Fix
8 10 (4.67%) Customer Experience
8 10 (4.67%) Service Delivery
9 9 (4.21%) Mobile Device Management
10 8 (3.74%) Application Packaging
11 7 (3.27%) Change Management
11 7 (3.27%) ITSM
11 7 (3.27%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 17 (7.94%) PowerShell
2 5 (2.34%) Python
Qualifications
1 53 (24.77%) Security Cleared
2 31 (14.49%) SC Cleared
3 20 (9.35%) Degree
4 19 (8.88%) DV Cleared
5 15 (7.01%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (2.34%) MCSE
7 4 (1.87%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.87%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (1.40%) A+ Certification
8 3 (1.40%) MCSA
9 2 (0.93%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.93%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.93%) IBM Certification
9 2 (0.93%) MCDST
9 2 (0.93%) MCP
10 1 (0.47%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.47%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 1 (0.47%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.47%) CCNA
10 1 (0.47%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.61%) SLA
2 4 (1.87%) Accessibility
3 2 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 69 (32.24%) Active Directory
2 15 (7.01%) Virtual Desktop
3 5 (2.34%) Citrix Hypervisor
3 5 (2.34%) XenApp
3 5 (2.34%) XenDesktop
4 4 (1.87%) Hyper-V
5 3 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.93%) Firmware
6 2 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.47%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.47%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.47%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 56 (26.17%) SCCM
2 19 (8.88%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.93%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.47%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 91 (42.52%) Microsoft
2 18 (8.41%) Citrix
2 18 (8.41%) HP
3 17 (7.94%) ServiceNow
4 16 (7.48%) Apple
5 14 (6.54%) SAP
6 8 (3.74%) Adobe
6 8 (3.74%) Dell
7 7 (3.27%) Bloomberg
8 5 (2.34%) Cisco
8 5 (2.34%) NetApp
9 4 (1.87%) Ivanti
10 3 (1.40%) McAfee
10 3 (1.40%) Reuters
10 3 (1.40%) Salesforce
10 3 (1.40%) Sophos
10 3 (1.40%) VMware
10 3 (1.40%) Wyse
11 2 (0.93%) CheckPoint
11 2 (0.93%) IBM