2nd Line Service Desk Analyst Contracts in England

Second Line Service Desk Analyst
UK > England

As of 9 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Second Line Service Desk Analyst daily rate in England.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 471 528 630
Rank change year-on-year +57 +102 +137
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst 3 12 25
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.012% 0.033% 0.051%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.013% 0.035% 0.054%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 10 15
10th Percentile - £149 £179
25th Percentile - £152 £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £195 £181
Median % change year-on-year - +7.73% +9.70%
75th Percentile - £200 £208
90th Percentile - £205 £275
UK median daily rate - £195 £200
% change year-on-year - -2.50% +21.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 5
10th Percentile - - £13.70
25th Percentile - - £15.25
Median hourly rate £24.66 £14.27 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year +72.81% -10.81% -13.51%
75th Percentile - - £18.36
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £24.66 £14.27 £16.00
% change year-on-year +72.81% -10.81% -13.51%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 22,494 34,110 46,424
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.55% 92.71% 94.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,975 22,631 32,967
10th Percentile £300 £281 £313
25th Percentile £408 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £645 £663
90th Percentile £750 £750 £760
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.38% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 915 2,443 1,373
10th Percentile £14.01 £12.87 £14.26
25th Percentile £18.51 £16.30 £19.92
Median hourly rate £30.32 £37.18 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.45% -17.38% +99.60%
75th Percentile £63.75 £61.30 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £73.75 £77.40
UK median hourly rate £28.60 £36.65 £45.00
% change year-on-year -21.96% -18.56% +88.21%

2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in England

2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in England.

Daily rate trend for 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in England

2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in England.

Hourly rate trend for 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in England

2nd 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 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 9 May 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
London +64 2 - -
South East - 1 - -
2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
UK

2nd Line Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, 2nd 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 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (66.67%) Windows
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
3 1 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Management

2nd 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
1 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft