Desktop Engineer Contracts in Edinburgh

Desktop Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Edinburgh is £150, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 June 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
28 Jun 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 52 74
Rank change year-on-year -14 +22 +58
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 3 22 31
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.46% 2.58% 2.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% 2.72% 2.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 13 27
10th Percentile - £125 £160
25th Percentile - £135 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 £240 £266
Median % change year-on-year -37.50% -9.77% +52.00%
75th Percentile £195 - £293
90th Percentile £222 £269 £429
Scotland median daily rate £153 £225 £270
% change year-on-year -32.00% -16.67% +45.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 0
Median hourly rate - £18.07 -
Scotland median hourly rate £18.07 £18.07 -
% change year-on-year +0.03% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 604 808 1,127
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.64% 94.84% 95.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 315 448 776
10th Percentile £210 £178 £243
25th Percentile £400 £340 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.89% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £534 £550 £538
90th Percentile £600 £647 £606
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +1.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 55 11
10th Percentile - £15.15 £17.70
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.37 -
Median hourly rate £22.00 £18.38 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +19.73% +3.70% -11.40%
75th Percentile £40.04 £60.75 £32.71
90th Percentile £66.50 £64.00 £53.75
Scotland median hourly rate £19.90 £18.38 £18.50
% change year-on-year +8.30% -0.68% -50.57%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Engineer in Edinburgh

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Edinburgh

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Edinburgh

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 28 June 2025, 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 Edinburgh region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 3 (100.00%) Windows 10
2 2 (66.67%) Remote Desktop
2 2 (66.67%) Time Management
2 2 (66.67%) PowerShell
2 2 (66.67%) Task Automation
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Experience
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Device Driver
2 2 (66.67%) QA
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
3 1 (33.33%) DHCP
3 1 (33.33%) VPN
3 1 (33.33%) DNS
3 1 (33.33%) Cisco
3 1 (33.33%) SCCM
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Windows 7
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Break/Fix

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

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (33.33%) DHCP
2 1 (33.33%) DNS
2 1 (33.33%) VPN
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows 10
2 1 (33.33%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Experience
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Task Automation
2 2 (66.67%) Time Management
3 1 (33.33%) Break/Fix
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) A+ Certification
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) QA
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco
62 Desktop Engineer jobs Nationwide
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