Service Desk Support Contract Job Trends in Chester

Service Desk Support
Cheshire > Chester

The median Service Desk Support daily rate in Chester is £125, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 October 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Support 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 0.96% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.05% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £123 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £125 - -
75th Percentile £128 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £150 - -

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 95 71 68
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.35% 94.67% 90.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 25 33
10th Percentile £258 £405 £238
25th Percentile £463 £513 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £552 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +5.14% +35.48%
75th Percentile £638 £613 £588
90th Percentile £736 £738 £598
Cheshire median daily rate £447 £463 £495
% change year-on-year -3.35% -6.57% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 9 15
10th Percentile £19.00 £15.05 £17.14
25th Percentile £27.70 £16.00 £20.56
Median hourly rate £30.99 £35.00 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.46% +6.06% +72.41%
75th Percentile £34.09 - £36.13
90th Percentile £37.19 £37.50 £40.00
Cheshire median hourly rate £27.08 £23.14 £30.54
% change year-on-year +17.03% -24.25% +40.22%

Service Desk Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Service Desk Support job vacancy trend in Chester

Service Desk Support
Daily Rate Trend in Chester

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

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

Service Desk Support Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 13 October 2025, Service Desk Support 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 Chester region featuring Service Desk Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) French Language
1 1 (100.00%) Italian Language
1 1 (100.00%) Portuguese Language
1 1 (100.00%) Spanish Language
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service

Service Desk Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) French Language
1 1 (100.00%) Italian Language
1 1 (100.00%) Portuguese Language
1 1 (100.00%) Spanish Language
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow