The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff requiring Service Desk Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Service Desk Management over the 6 months leading up to 25 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Service Desk Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
156
168
215
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
91.76%
71.19%
88.84%
Number of daily rates quoted
122
134
163
10th Percentile
£230
£143
£190
25th Percentile
£303
£353
£384
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£405
£490
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-17.35%
+3.16%
-
75th Percentile
£499
£551
£586
90th Percentile
£650
£600
£625
South Wales median daily rate
£400
£450
£500
% change year-on-year
-11.11%
-10.00%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
6
7
10th Percentile
£12.21
£13.61
£13.00
25th Percentile
£12.43
£15.48
£14.61
Median hourly rate
£13.08
£18.57
£22.50
Median % change year-on-year
-29.56%
-17.47%
+18.42%
75th Percentile
£21.08
£21.67
£24.38
90th Percentile
£23.75
-
£25.40
South Wales median hourly rate
£16.00
£20.24
£19.49
% change year-on-year
-20.93%
+3.82%
-2.55%
Service Desk Management Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Service Desk Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Service Desk Management Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 25 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Service Desk Management also mentioned 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 Cardiff region with a requirement for Service Desk Management.
Service Desk Management Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
