Service Desk Analyst Contract Job Trends in Cheshire

Service Desk Analyst
North West > Cheshire

The median Service Desk Analyst daily rate in Cheshire is £169, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 43 41
Rank change year-on-year -21 -2 +9
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Analyst 9 9 16
As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire 1.37% 2.04% 3.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.54% 2.29% 4.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 1 5
10th Percentile £144 - £119
25th Percentile £155 - £140
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £169 £250 £200
Median % change year-on-year -32.50% +25.00% -
75th Percentile £190 - -
90th Percentile £199 - -
North West median daily rate £156 £150 £213
% change year-on-year +4.17% -29.41% +21.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 3
10th Percentile - - £16.23
25th Percentile - £16.00 £16.57
Median hourly rate - £17.00 £17.14
Median % change year-on-year - -0.82% +6.66%
75th Percentile - £18.00 -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median hourly rate £19.33 £17.00 £17.22
% change year-on-year +13.71% -1.28% +1.06%

All Contract 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.

Contract vacancies in Cheshire with a recognized job title 584 393 351
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.62% 88.91% 87.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 426 225 233
10th Percentile £271 £309 £265
25th Percentile £358 £363 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £551 £575 £540
90th Percentile £688 £645 £586
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 20 25
10th Percentile £15.69 £15.35 £16.22
25th Percentile £19.25 £16.00 £17.72
Median hourly rate £24.33 £22.09 £23.61
Median % change year-on-year +10.12% -6.44% +25.45%
75th Percentile £37.08 £25.45 £35.00
90th Percentile £67.25 £86.00 £40.00
North West median hourly rate £30.99 £27.13 £35.00
% change year-on-year +14.25% -22.50% +62.79%

Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Service Desk Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Service Desk Analyst job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Service Desk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

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

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

Service Desk Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire

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

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

Service Desk Analyst
Contract 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 Service Desk Analyst within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 16 December 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
Chester -7 4 £170 - 2
Warrington -11 2 £198 -21.00%
Service Desk Analyst
North West

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, Service Desk Analyst 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 Cheshire region featuring Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft
2 4 (44.44%) ITIL
2 4 (44.44%) ITSM
2 4 (44.44%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (44.44%) Windows
3 3 (33.33%) A+ Certification
3 3 (33.33%) Active Directory
3 3 (33.33%) Migration
4 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (22.22%) Customer Service
4 2 (22.22%) Degree
4 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (22.22%) SCCM
5 1 (11.11%) Entra ID
5 1 (11.11%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (11.11%) Multi-Factor Authentication
5 1 (11.11%) Service Management
5 1 (11.11%) ServiceNow

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (11.11%) Entra ID
General
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Legal
3 1 (11.11%) French Language
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) NHS
2 2 (22.22%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (22.22%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 4 (44.44%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) ITIL
1 4 (44.44%) ITSM
1 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (33.33%) Migration
3 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (22.22%) Customer Service
4 1 (11.11%) Multi-Factor Authentication
4 1 (11.11%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) A+ Certification
2 2 (22.22%) Degree
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (11.11%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
System Software
1 3 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (22.22%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) ServiceNow