Desktop Support Analyst Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Desktop Support Analyst
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Desktop Support Analyst daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £274, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 - 69
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Analyst 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 0.62% - 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.67% - 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £273 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £274 - £244
75th Percentile £274 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £274 - £212
% change year-on-year - - +0.76%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 298 344 704
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.69% 93.48% 94.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 178 230 537
10th Percentile £210 £250 £275
25th Percentile £330 £394 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £538 £538 £600
90th Percentile £637 £625 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 12 15
10th Percentile £14.20 £14.89 £13.16
25th Percentile £15.12 £16.04 £13.37
Median hourly rate £15.91 £19.35 £16.40
Median % change year-on-year -17.78% +17.99% +5.81%
75th Percentile £29.61 £31.50 £21.75
90th Percentile £62.50 £36.67 £22.50
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £58.34 £50.00
% change year-on-year -56.89% +16.68% +105.00%

Desktop Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Analyst in Buckinghamshire

Desktop Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Analyst job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Analyst job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

Desktop Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Analyst job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Analyst job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

Desktop Support Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support Analyst within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 28 September 2025. 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
Milton Keynes - 1 £274 - 2
Bletchley - 1 £274 - 1
Desktop Support Analyst
South East

Desktop Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 28 September 2025, Desktop Support 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Desktop Support Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) McAfee
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) SCCM
1 2 (100.00%) Video Conferencing
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 2 (100.00%) Security Patching
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 2 (100.00%) Virtual Team
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service

Desktop Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Video Conferencing
1 2 (100.00%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Security Patching
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) McAfee
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft