Desktop Analyst Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Desktop Analyst
Central London > City of London

The median Desktop Analyst daily rate in the City of London is £338, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 112 115 133
Rank change year-on-year +3 +18 +44
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Analyst 7 4 2
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.38% 0.19% 0.080%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.21% 0.085%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 2
10th Percentile £314 £205 £246
25th Percentile £316 £225 £277
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £338 £265 £344
Median % change year-on-year +27.36% -22.91% +40.31%
75th Percentile £366 £324 £402
90th Percentile £371 £355 £427
Central London median daily rate £338 £265 £344
% change year-on-year +27.36% -22.91% +43.23%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,719 1,915 2,345
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.53% 92.96% 94.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,204 1,176 1,684
10th Percentile £328 £363 £350
25th Percentile £420 £463 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% - -
75th Percentile £675 £680 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
Central London median daily rate £546 £575 £565
% change year-on-year -5.00% +1.77% -1.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 13 13
10th Percentile £19.94 £15.60 £17.00
25th Percentile £22.96 £22.00 £18.93
Median hourly rate £28.00 £57.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -51.30% +130.00% -28.57%
75th Percentile £41.85 £112.00 £46.75
90th Percentile £51.25 £132.40 £68.75
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £25.50
% change year-on-year -25.40% +37.25% -24.44%

Desktop Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Desktop Analyst job vacancy trend in the City of London

Desktop Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Analyst job vacancies in the City of London

Desktop Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Analyst job vacancies in the City of London

Desktop Analyst Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 25 December 2025, Desktop 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 City of London region featuring Desktop Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (85.71%) Customer Service
2 6 (85.71%) Investment Management
2 6 (85.71%) ITIL
2 6 (85.71%) Mac OS
2 6 (85.71%) Microsoft Certification
2 6 (85.71%) Windows
3 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
3 1 (14.29%) Android
3 1 (14.29%) Apple iOS
3 1 (14.29%) Azure
3 1 (14.29%) Customer Experience
3 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
3 1 (14.29%) Incident Management
3 1 (14.29%) ITSM
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (14.29%) OneDrive
3 1 (14.29%) Service Management
3 1 (14.29%) ServiceNow
3 1 (14.29%) SharePoint

Desktop Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
1 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (14.29%) OneDrive
General
1 7 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 6 (85.71%) iPad
1 6 (85.71%) iPhone
2 1 (14.29%) BYOD
2 1 (14.29%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 6 (85.71%) Mac OS
1 6 (85.71%) Windows
2 1 (14.29%) Android
2 1 (14.29%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Customer Service
1 6 (85.71%) Investment Management
1 6 (85.71%) ITIL
2 1 (14.29%) Customer Experience
2 1 (14.29%) Incident Management
2 1 (14.29%) ITSM
2 1 (14.29%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) ServiceNow