Service Desk Agent Contract Job Trends in Basingstoke

Service Desk Agent
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The median Service Desk Agent daily rate in Basingstoke is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
10 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Agent 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Basingstoke 0.24% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
Hampshire median daily rate £400 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Basingstoke

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Basingstoke. 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 Basingstoke with a recognized job title 388 213 301
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.94% 95.95% 92.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 294 184 230
10th Percentile £463 £475 £425
25th Percentile £519 £525 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £586
Median % change year-on-year - +2.35% -0.64%
75th Percentile £725 £616 £686
90th Percentile £750 £650 £725
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £536 £550
% change year-on-year +2.61% -2.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 2 2
10th Percentile £13.11 £21.77 £35.85
25th Percentile £15.20 £22.33 £38.63
Median hourly rate £27.00 £23.27 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.03% -48.29% +188.37%
75th Percentile £28.00 £24.21 £52.13
90th Percentile £39.50 £24.77 £55.35
Hampshire median hourly rate £47.50 £37.44 £57.35
% change year-on-year +26.86% -34.71% +6.70%

Service Desk Agent
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Service Desk Agent' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke.

Service Desk Agent job vacancy trend in Basingstoke

Service Desk Agent Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke

For the 6 months to 10 September 2026, Service Desk Agent contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Basingstoke region featuring Service Desk Agent in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) SLA

Service Desk Agent Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft