Help Desk Administrator Contract Job Trends in Cambridge

Help Desk Administrator
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

As of 1 October 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Help Desk Administrator daily rate in Cambridge.

 6 months to
1 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Help Desk Administrator 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge 1.64% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.50 - -
Median hourly rate £14.00 - -
75th Percentile £14.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £14.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 150 168 174
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 81.97% 87.96% 91.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 92 83
10th Percentile £188 £250 £225
25th Percentile £363 £411 £332
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £520 £420
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +23.81% -7.13%
75th Percentile £538 £625 £544
90th Percentile £673 £700 £638
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £525 £501 £439
% change year-on-year +4.74% +14.25% -7.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 6 12
10th Percentile £13.50 £28.88 £22.50
25th Percentile £20.44 £45.08 £25.32
Median hourly rate £37.82 £59.85 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -36.81% +14.00% +196.28%
75th Percentile £60.00 £73.13 £59.06
90th Percentile £77.50 £81.25 £63.75
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £14.22 £16.30 £21.37
% change year-on-year -12.76% -23.72% +20.60%

Help Desk Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Help Desk Administrator' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Help Desk Administrator job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Help Desk Administrator Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 1 October 2026, Help Desk Administrator 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 Cambridge region featuring Help Desk Administrator in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) GDPR
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Spreadsheet

Help Desk Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (33.33%) Spreadsheet
General
1 1 (33.33%) Advertising
1 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
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