Service Desk Analyst
UK
The median Service Desk Analyst daily rate in the UK is £175 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 254 | 306 | 331 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +52 | +25 | +15 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Analyst | 388 | 466 | 731 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.91% | 0.81% | 0.83% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.98% | 0.86% | 0.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 166 | 261 | 412 |
| 10th Percentile | £128 | £120 | £110 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £143 | £133 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £175 | £175 | £160 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +9.38% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £223 | £225 | £194 |
| 90th Percentile | £309 | £269 | £238 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £175 | £160 | £151 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.38% | +5.96% | +25.83% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 187 | 123 | 193 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £12.53 | £12.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.16 | £13.41 | £13.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.75 | £15.49 | £14.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.68% | +6.83% | +7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.37 | £18.50 | £17.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £21.46 | £20.56 | £20.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £14.81 | £15.25 | £14.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.85% | +5.14% | +7.41% |
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 | 39,468 | 54,175 | 84,246 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.61% | 95.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,716 | 37,826 | 59,224 |
| 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% | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,504 | 2,051 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +4.19% |
Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Service Desk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Service Desk Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Service Desk Analyst.
Service Desk Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Service Desk Analyst over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
Service Desk Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Service Desk Analyst.
Service Desk Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Service Desk Analyst over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
Service Desk Analyst
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Desk Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 | +77 | 369 | £175 | -2.78% | 97 |
| UK excluding London | +29 | 331 | £175 | +9.38% | 99 |
| East of England | +14 | 122 | £145 | -14.71% | 14 |
| Work from Home | +43 | 67 | £170 | -2.86% | 36 |
| South West | +41 | 67 | £250 | +52.44% | 13 |
| North of England | +32 | 63 | £170 | +11.11% | 31 |
| London | +47 | 54 | £185 | -9.20% | 10 |
| North West | +25 | 40 | £200 | +37.93% | 13 |
| Midlands | -4 | 34 | £160 | +21.90% | 14 |
| South East | +16 | 29 | £156 | -16.67% | 22 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 23 | £150 | -1.96% | 15 |
| West Midlands | +2 | 18 | £150 | -10.45% | 8 |
| East Midlands | +14 | 16 | £160 | +39.13% | 6 |
| Scotland | +12 | 13 | £175 | +16.67% | 4 |
| Wales | +16 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Service Desk Analyst 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 Service Desk Analyst in the job title.
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Service Desk Analyst 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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