Service Desk Analyst Contract Job Trends in Chester

Service Desk Analyst
Cheshire > Chester

The median Service Desk Analyst daily rate in Chester is £190, 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 19 15 11
Rank change year-on-year -4 -4 -2
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Analyst 3 2 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester 3.45% 2.86% 7.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.75% 2.99% 8.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £158 - -
25th Percentile £170 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £169 £220 £200
% change year-on-year -23.30% +10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £16.00 -
Median hourly rate - £17.00 £17.14
Median % change year-on-year - -0.82% +6.66%
75th Percentile - £18.00 £17.32
90th Percentile - - £17.43
Cheshire median hourly rate - £17.00 £17.14
% change year-on-year - -0.82% +6.66%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Chester

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%

Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Job vacancy trend for Service Desk Analyst in Chester

Service Desk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Chester

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

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

Service Desk Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Chester

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

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

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 22 September 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 Chester region featuring Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) ITSM
1 3 (100.00%) Legal
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Onboarding
2 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (66.67%) A+ Certification
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) SCCM
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (66.67%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (33.33%) Service Management
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Service

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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (100.00%) Legal
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Enterprise Software
1 2 (66.67%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) ITSM
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) A+ Certification
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft