1st Line Service Desk Analyst Contract Job Trends in Dartford

First Line Service Desk Analyst
Kent > Dartford

The median First Line Service Desk Analyst daily rate in Dartford is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Service Desk Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Dartford 9.09% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 25.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - -
Kent median daily rate £200 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Dartford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Dartford. 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 Dartford with a recognized job title 4 10 4
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 36.36% 100.00% 66.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 6 2
10th Percentile £146 £114 £275
25th Percentile £147 £134 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £161 £318 £375
Median % change year-on-year -49.34% -15.33% +127.27%
75th Percentile £183 £499 £438
90th Percentile £193 £516 £475
Kent median daily rate £443 £513 £378
% change year-on-year -13.66% +35.58% +8.00%

1st Line Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Dartford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '1st Line Service Desk Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dartford.

1st Line Service Desk Analyst job vacancy trend in Dartford

1st Line Service Desk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Dartford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Dartford.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Dartford

1st Line Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dartford

For the 6 months to 2 February 2026, 1st Line 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 Dartford region featuring 1st Line Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

1st Line Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dartford 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft