2nd Line Service Desk Analyst Contracts in Cheshire

Second Line Service Desk Analyst
North West > Cheshire

The median Second Line Service Desk Analyst daily rate in Cheshire is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 August 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
21 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 70 - 48
Rank change year-on-year - - +12
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire 0.16% - 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 - £200
North West median daily rate £190 - £190
% change year-on-year - - -5.00%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Cheshire with a recognized job title 562 474 375
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.21% 94.80% 86.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 425 311 234
10th Percentile £270 £311 £239
25th Percentile £358 £385 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.03% -7.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £520 £570 £586
90th Percentile £652 £640 £638
North West median daily rate £450 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -8.72% -1.40% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 22 28
10th Percentile £12.82 £11.47 £14.70
25th Percentile £18.12 £13.49 £22.31
Median hourly rate £30.99 £35.00 £30.65
Median % change year-on-year -11.46% +14.20% +40.71%
75th Percentile £37.19 £43.75 £35.00
90th Percentile £56.90 £47.13 £40.00
North West median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £30.54
% change year-on-year -28.14% +14.60% +35.73%

2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Job postings that featured 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in Cheshire

2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Cheshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Cheshire

2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Cheshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Cheshire

2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 21 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Chester - 1 £190 -
2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
North West

2nd Line Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 21 August 2025, 2nd Line 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 Cheshire region featuring 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding

2nd Line Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft