1st Line Service Desk Analyst Contracts in England

First Line Service Desk Analyst
UK > England

The median First Line Service Desk Analyst daily rate in England is £150 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 490 591 689
Rank change year-on-year +101 +98 -114
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Service Desk Analyst 59 55 90
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.16% 0.11% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.12% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 26 51
10th Percentile £125 £107 £121
25th Percentile £150 £115 £139
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 £145 £150
Median % change year-on-year +3.75% -3.61% +8.11%
75th Percentile £156 £200 £180
90th Percentile £195 £216 £220
UK median daily rate £150 £145 £150
% change year-on-year +3.75% -3.61% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 27 28
10th Percentile £11.02 £13.25 £9.65
25th Percentile £14.16 £14.25 £11.50
Median hourly rate £14.50 £17.00 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.71% -12.82% +56.00%
75th Percentile £19.33 £20.56 £20.33
90th Percentile £21.46 - £20.56
UK median hourly rate £14.50 £17.00 £19.50
% change year-on-year -14.71% -12.82% +50.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 34,080 46,338 66,904
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.71% 94.61% 95.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,599 32,894 47,614
10th Percentile £281 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £645 £663 £644
90th Percentile £750 £760 £740
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,444 1,371 1,856
10th Percentile £12.87 £14.30 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.96 £15.50
Median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +95.65% +4.55%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.30 £48.75
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.00 £64.88
UK median hourly rate £37.34 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -17.02% +88.21% +6.27%

1st Line Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured 1st Line Service Desk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for 1st Line Service Desk Analyst in England

1st Line Service Desk Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Service Desk Analyst in England.

Daily rate trend for 1st Line Service Desk Analyst in England

1st Line Service Desk Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Service Desk Analyst in England.

Hourly rate trend for 1st Line Service Desk Analyst in England

1st Line Service Desk Analyst
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 1st Line Service Desk Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. 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
East of England +21 30 £190 -8.43% 2
North of England +39 12 - - 2
North West +30 11 - -
South West +19 7 £150 -16.67%
Midlands +21 5 £150 +30.43% 1
London +93 4 £150 -26.95% 1
West Midlands +19 3 £150 -24.05%
East Midlands +16 2 £200 +82.65% 1
South East +20 1 £125 -32.43% 1
Yorkshire +17 1 - - 2
1st Line Service Desk Analyst
UK

1st Line Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, 1st Line 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 England region featuring 1st Line Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 41 (69.49%) Customer Service
2 32 (54.24%) Microsoft
3 28 (47.46%) Microsoft Excel
4 27 (45.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 26 (44.07%) Problem-Solving
6 22 (37.29%) SC Cleared
6 22 (37.29%) Security Cleared
6 22 (37.29%) Active Directory
7 19 (32.20%) ITIL
8 18 (30.51%) Microsoft 365
9 16 (27.12%) ServiceNow
10 15 (25.42%) Incident Management
10 15 (25.42%) Microsoft Office
10 15 (25.42%) Microsoft Certification
10 15 (25.42%) Service Delivery
11 14 (23.73%) Citrix
11 14 (23.73%) A+ Certification
11 14 (23.73%) Windows
12 13 (22.03%) MCSA
12 13 (22.03%) Wi-Fi
12 13 (22.03%) Mathematics
12 13 (22.03%) Windows 10
13 12 (20.34%) Social Skills
13 12 (20.34%) Sun
14 10 (16.95%) SLA
14 10 (16.95%) Time Management
15 9 (15.25%) Disclosure Scotland
15 9 (15.25%) Decision-Making
16 5 (8.47%) WhatsApp
17 4 (6.78%) Azure

1st Line Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 28 (47.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (45.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (25.42%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 18 (30.51%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (8.47%) WhatsApp
3 4 (6.78%) Azure
3 4 (6.78%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.69%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (22.03%) Wi-Fi
General
1 12 (20.34%) Social Skills
2 3 (5.08%) Manufacturing
3 2 (3.39%) Public Sector
3 2 (3.39%) Retail
3 2 (3.39%) Telecoms
4 1 (1.69%) Electronics
4 1 (1.69%) Finance
4 1 (1.69%) French Language
4 1 (1.69%) Legal
4 1 (1.69%) Marketing
4 1 (1.69%) Spanish Language
4 1 (1.69%) Swedish Language
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.69%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 14 (23.73%) Windows
2 13 (22.03%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (69.49%) Customer Service
2 26 (44.07%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (32.20%) ITIL
4 15 (25.42%) Incident Management
4 15 (25.42%) Service Delivery
5 13 (22.03%) Mathematics
6 10 (16.95%) Time Management
7 9 (15.25%) Decision-Making
8 3 (5.08%) Mobile Device Management
8 3 (5.08%) Service Management
9 2 (3.39%) Customer-Centric Approach
9 2 (3.39%) Customer-Centricity
9 2 (3.39%) ITSM
10 1 (1.69%) Business Continuity
10 1 (1.69%) Business Intelligence
10 1 (1.69%) Chat Support
10 1 (1.69%) Customer Requirements
10 1 (1.69%) Digital Marketing
10 1 (1.69%) Programme Management
10 1 (1.69%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 22 (37.29%) SC Cleared
1 22 (37.29%) Security Cleared
2 15 (25.42%) Microsoft Certification
3 14 (23.73%) A+ Certification
4 13 (22.03%) MCSA
5 3 (5.08%) MCP
6 2 (3.39%) Degree
7 1 (1.69%) AWS Certification
7 1 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.69%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (1.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (1.69%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (16.95%) SLA
2 9 (15.25%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 22 (37.29%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (5.08%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 32 (54.24%) Microsoft
2 16 (27.12%) ServiceNow
3 14 (23.73%) Citrix
4 12 (20.34%) Sun
5 1 (1.69%) SAP