The median First Line Service Desk Analyst daily rate in Chester is £150, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 September 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 22 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
21
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chester. 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 Chester with a recognized job title
80
67
74
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
91.95%
95.71%
92.50%
Number of daily rates quoted
35
19
39
10th Percentile
£244
£387
£277
25th Percentile
£419
£513
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£625
£553
£525
Median % change year-on-year
+13.09%
+5.26%
+27.27%
75th Percentile
£665
£686
£584
90th Percentile
£758
£738
£603
Cheshire median daily rate
£447
£465
£489
% change year-on-year
-3.87%
-4.91%
+9.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
11
15
10th Percentile
£22.67
£16.00
£17.28
25th Percentile
£30.25
£25.50
£30.54
Median hourly rate
£30.99
£35.00
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
-11.46%
-
+82.86%
75th Percentile
-
£41.25
-
90th Percentile
£37.19
£47.50
£38.90
Cheshire median hourly rate
£29.75
£35.00
£31.77
% change year-on-year
-15.00%
+10.17%
+41.89%
1st Line Service Desk Analyst Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings that featured 1st Line Service Desk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
1st Line Service Desk Analyst Daily Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Chester.
1st Line Service Desk Analyst Hourly Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Chester.
1st Line Service Desk Analyst Skill Set Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 22 September 2025, 1st 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 Chester region featuring 1st Line Service Desk Analyst in the job title.
1st Line Service Desk Analyst Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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:
