Service Desk Analyst Contracts in Cambridgeshire

Service Desk Analyst
East of England > Cambridgeshire

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Service Desk Analyst daily rate in Cambridgeshire.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 5 9
Rank change year-on-year -9 +4 +2
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Analyst 33 109 79
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 11.96% 22.02% 13.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.73% 25.53% 15.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £146
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £148
Median % change year-on-year - - +31.11%
75th Percentile - - £149
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £225 £145 £163
% change year-on-year +55.17% -10.77% +21.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 108 76
10th Percentile - £14.00 £13.29
25th Percentile £14.99 £14.16 £13.41
Median hourly rate £15.44 £16.30 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year -5.28% +12.41% -
75th Percentile £16.30 £21.37 £18.50
90th Percentile £21.46 £21.46 £20.56
East of England median hourly rate £15.29 £14.80 £14.50
% change year-on-year +3.31% +2.07% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 224 427 514
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 81.16% 86.26% 86.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 119 161 310
10th Percentile £333 £206 £200
25th Percentile £413 £350 £276
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - -
75th Percentile £553 £563 £534
90th Percentile £650 £650 £600
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 196 101
10th Percentile £14.84 - £13.29
25th Percentile £14.99 £14.16 £13.41
Median hourly rate £16.30 £16.30 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year - +5.16% +13.47%
75th Percentile £21.46 £27.50 £20.25
90th Percentile £39.35 £59.63 £26.67
East of England median hourly rate £50.00 £43.00 £35.40
% change year-on-year +16.28% +21.47% +128.39%

Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

Job postings that featured Service Desk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.

Job vacancy trend for Service Desk Analyst in Cambridgeshire

Service Desk Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Service Desk Analyst in Cambridgeshire.

Daily rate trend for Service Desk Analyst in Cambridgeshire

Service Desk Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Service Desk Analyst in Cambridgeshire.

Hourly rate trend for Service Desk Analyst in Cambridgeshire

Service Desk Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Desk Analyst within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Peterborough -5 30 - - 2
Service Desk Analyst
East of England

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Service Desk 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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 29 (87.88%) Customer Service
2 28 (84.85%) Incident Management
3 27 (81.82%) Wi-Fi
3 27 (81.82%) Citrix
3 27 (81.82%) Microsoft Certification
3 27 (81.82%) A+ Certification
3 27 (81.82%) ITIL
3 27 (81.82%) MCSA
3 27 (81.82%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (81.82%) ServiceNow
4 23 (69.70%) Service Delivery
5 22 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
5 22 (66.67%) Microsoft
5 22 (66.67%) Active Directory
5 22 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 22 (66.67%) Mathematics
5 22 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (54.55%) Security Cleared
7 17 (51.52%) SC Cleared
8 5 (15.15%) Retail
9 1 (3.03%) Public Sector
9 1 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (3.03%) German Language

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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 22 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 22 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 27 (81.82%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 27 (81.82%) Wi-Fi
General
1 5 (15.15%) Retail
2 1 (3.03%) German Language
2 1 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (3.03%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (87.88%) Customer Service
2 28 (84.85%) Incident Management
3 27 (81.82%) ITIL
4 23 (69.70%) Service Delivery
5 22 (66.67%) Mathematics
5 22 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 27 (81.82%) A+ Certification
1 27 (81.82%) MCSA
1 27 (81.82%) Microsoft Certification
2 18 (54.55%) Security Cleared
3 17 (51.52%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 22 (66.67%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 27 (81.82%) Citrix
1 27 (81.82%) ServiceNow
2 22 (66.67%) Microsoft