Desktop Analyst Contracts in the Midlands

Desktop Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Desktop Analyst daily rate in the Midlands is £165 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 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
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 136 159 182
Rank change year-on-year +23 +23 -40
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Analyst 3 6 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.11% 0.18% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.19% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 9
10th Percentile £153 - £158
25th Percentile £158 - £160
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £165 £145 £225
Median % change year-on-year +13.79% -35.56% -57.14%
75th Percentile £183 £183 £244
90th Percentile £193 £205 £263
England median daily rate £205 £238 £189
% change year-on-year -13.68% +25.83% -5.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £20.75
Median hourly rate - - £21.50
75th Percentile - - £22.25
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £21.00 £17.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year +23.53% -20.93% +25.15%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 2,498 3,169 4,742
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.01% 94.71% 95.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,687 2,225 3,456
10th Percentile £213 £219 £213
25th Percentile £325 £363 £362
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £463
Median % change year-on-year - +2.70% +15.63%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £556
90th Percentile £688 £683 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 216 120 165
10th Percentile £11.83 £12.45 £10.58
25th Percentile £14.27 £15.18 £14.32
Median hourly rate £19.36 £20.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -3.21% +14.29% +16.67%
75th Percentile £35.00 £30.50 £22.75
90th Percentile £52.45 £65.00 £35.00
England median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -16.67% +95.65% +4.55%

Desktop Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Analyst in the Midlands

Desktop Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Analyst in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Analyst in the Midlands

Desktop Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Analyst in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Analyst in the Midlands

Desktop Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Analyst within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 10 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
West Midlands +15 3 £165 +13.79%
Desktop Analyst
England

Desktop Analyst Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, Desktop 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 Midlands region featuring Desktop Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows 10
2 2 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 2 (66.67%) Citrix
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (66.67%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
3 1 (33.33%) Hedge funds
3 1 (33.33%) VPN
3 1 (33.33%) SLA
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Financial Institution
3 1 (33.33%) ITSM
3 1 (33.33%) Wireless
3 1 (33.33%) Finance

Desktop Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) VPN
1 1 (33.33%) Wireless
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (33.33%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
2 1 (33.33%) ITSM
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
1 2 (66.67%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Citrix
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow