Service Desk Analyst Contracts in the Thames Valley

Service Desk Analyst
South East > Thames Valley

The median Service Desk Analyst daily rate in the Thames Valley is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 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
14 Nov 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 110 125 126
Rank change year-on-year +15 +1 -8
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Analyst 15 17 60
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.70% 0.64% 1.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.75% 0.68% 1.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 15 33
10th Percentile £170 £136 -
25th Percentile £177 £160 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £188 £158
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +19.05% +2.94%
75th Percentile £210 £200 £200
90th Percentile £223 £227 £230
South East median daily rate £190 £165 £155
% change year-on-year +15.15% +6.45% -3.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 13
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £16.32 - £14.25
Median hourly rate £17.64 - £16.00
75th Percentile £18.95 - £17.50
90th Percentile - - £19.35
South East median hourly rate £27.50 £16.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year +71.88% -3.03% +17.86%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 1,993 2,485 3,801
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.35% 94.06% 95.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,137 1,620 2,663
10th Percentile £294 £213 £281
25th Percentile £406 £388 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% - +8.75%
75th Percentile £620 £615 £600
90th Percentile £675 £688 £675
South East median daily rate £510 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -0.49% +2.50% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 105 74
10th Percentile £18.52 £16.16 £11.30
25th Percentile £24.12 £24.34 £14.25
Median hourly rate £57.12 £50.00 £19.25
Median % change year-on-year +14.25% +159.74% -3.75%
75th Percentile £63.42 £67.75 £46.36
90th Percentile £96.75 £75.67 £75.75
South East median hourly rate £57.54 £51.66 £37.50
% change year-on-year +11.38% +37.76% +47.61%

Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings that featured Service Desk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Service Desk Analyst in the Thames Valley

Service Desk Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Service Desk Analyst in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Service Desk Analyst in the Thames Valley

Service Desk Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Service Desk Analyst in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Service Desk Analyst in the Thames Valley

Service Desk Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 14 November 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
Buckinghamshire +14 15 £200 +21.21% 2
Service Desk Analyst
South East

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 14 November 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 across the Thames Valley region featuring Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (73.33%) Windows
1 11 (73.33%) Microsoft
2 8 (53.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (53.33%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (53.33%) Windows Server 2012
2 8 (53.33%) Exchange Server 2013
2 8 (53.33%) Security Cleared
2 8 (53.33%) Windows 10
2 8 (53.33%) Windows Server
3 7 (46.67%) SC Cleared
3 7 (46.67%) SQL
3 7 (46.67%) SQL Server
4 6 (40.00%) SLA
4 6 (40.00%) Azure
4 6 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (40.00%) Customer Service
5 5 (33.33%) Critical Thinking
5 5 (33.33%) Public Sector
6 4 (26.67%) Decision-Making
7 3 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (20.00%) Social Skills
7 3 (20.00%) Impact Analysis
7 3 (20.00%) Business Impact Analysis
7 3 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (20.00%) B2C
7 3 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
7 3 (20.00%) ITIL
7 3 (20.00%) Service Delivery
7 3 (20.00%) Management Information System
7 3 (20.00%) Finance

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 8 (53.33%) Exchange Server 2013
1 8 (53.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 8 (53.33%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (40.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (46.67%) SQL Server
General
1 5 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 3 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (20.00%) Automotive
2 3 (20.00%) Finance
2 3 (20.00%) Retail
2 3 (20.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (20.00%) Management Information System
1 3 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 11 (73.33%) Windows
2 8 (53.33%) Windows 10
2 8 (53.33%) Windows Server
2 8 (53.33%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (40.00%) Customer Service
1 6 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (33.33%) Critical Thinking
3 4 (26.67%) Decision-Making
4 3 (20.00%) B2C
4 3 (20.00%) Business Impact Analysis
4 3 (20.00%) Impact Analysis
4 3 (20.00%) Incident Management
4 3 (20.00%) ITIL
4 3 (20.00%) Service Delivery
5 2 (13.33%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 7 (46.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (53.33%) Security Cleared
2 7 (46.67%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (40.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 11 (73.33%) Microsoft