Desktop Analyst Contracts in Scotland

Desktop Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Desktop Analyst daily rate in Scotland is £152 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 125 155 154
Rank change year-on-year +30 -1 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Analyst 10 5 22
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.45% 0.17% 0.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 0.18% 0.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 5 21
10th Percentile £132 £109 £111
25th Percentile £139 £116 £114
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £152 £119 £118
Median % change year-on-year +26.99% +1.10% +1.29%
75th Percentile £192 - £119
90th Percentile £200 £136 £183
UK median daily rate £200 £225 £160
% change year-on-year -11.11% +40.63% -15.79%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 2,117 2,724 3,382
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 95.18% 96.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,298 1,950 2,398
10th Percentile £202 £243 £211
25th Percentile £375 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £458
Median % change year-on-year - +3.83% +7.65%
75th Percentile £588 £551 £549
90th Percentile £675 £650 £623
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 46 55
10th Percentile £12.50 £12.94 £12.35
25th Percentile £16.25 £17.34 £17.50
Median hourly rate £33.25 £23.18 £25.82
Median % change year-on-year +43.44% -10.21% -35.46%
75th Percentile £60.00 £60.17 £47.98
90th Percentile £66.00 £67.50 £54.09
UK median hourly rate £35.68 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -20.71% +95.65% +1.41%

Desktop Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Analyst in Scotland

Desktop Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for Desktop Analyst in Scotland

Desktop Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Analyst in Scotland

Desktop Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 25 April 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
Glasgow +11 7 £149 +26.59%
Inverclyde - 2 £172 -
Dundee - 1 £166 -
Desktop Analyst
UK

Desktop Analyst Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 25 April 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 Scotland region featuring Desktop Analyst in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 10 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 9 (90.00%) Social Skills
2 9 (90.00%) Driving Licence
2 9 (90.00%) MCP
2 9 (90.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (50.00%) Service Management
3 5 (50.00%) ITSM
3 5 (50.00%) ITIL
3 5 (50.00%) HP
3 5 (50.00%) Dell
4 2 (20.00%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (10.00%) Windows 10
5 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (10.00%) Software Deployment
5 1 (10.00%) NHS
5 1 (10.00%) Active Directory
5 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (10.00%) Windows

Desktop Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 10 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 9 (90.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 9 (90.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (10.00%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1 (10.00%) Windows
1 1 (10.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) ITIL
1 5 (50.00%) ITSM
1 5 (50.00%) Service Management
2 1 (10.00%) Software Deployment
Qualifications
1 9 (90.00%) MCP
1 9 (90.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (20.00%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 1 (10.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 10 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (50.00%) Dell
2 5 (50.00%) HP