Service Desk Analyst Contract Job Trends in Durham

Service Desk Analyst
North East > Durham

The median Service Desk Analyst daily rate in Durham is £180, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Durham 3.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.70% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £180 - -
North East median daily rate £190 £140 -
% change year-on-year +35.71% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Durham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Durham. 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 Durham with a recognized job title 27 50 55
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.00% 89.29% 98.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 20 50
10th Percentile £180 £190 £260
25th Percentile £253 £375 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £450 £400
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +12.50% -5.88%
75th Percentile £523 £594 £475
90th Percentile £550 £697 £538
North East median daily rate £475 £462 £428
% change year-on-year +2.81% +7.82% -18.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 0
Median hourly rate - £11.44 -
North East median hourly rate £19.25 £46.18 £32.00
% change year-on-year -58.32% +44.31% +88.24%

Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

Service Desk Analyst job vacancy trend in Durham

Service Desk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Durham

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

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

Service Desk Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Durham

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

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

Service Desk Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Desk Analyst within the Durham region over the 6 months to 1 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Billingham - 1 £180 -
Service Desk Analyst
North East

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham

For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, 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 Durham region featuring Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft