Desktop Support Analyst Contracts in England

Desktop Support Analyst
UK > England

The median Desktop Support Analyst daily rate in England is £238, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 474 532 578
Rank change year-on-year +58 +46 +131
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Analyst 18 19 53
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.072% 0.051% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.078% 0.055% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 9 42
10th Percentile £179 £149 £163
25th Percentile £205 £165 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £238 £203 £224
Median % change year-on-year +17.28% -9.50% -0.56%
75th Percentile £269 £249 £246
90th Percentile £289 £425 £272
UK median daily rate £238 £201 £220
% change year-on-year +18.01% -8.52% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 4
10th Percentile - - £16.46
25th Percentile £32.50 £20.50 £20.21
Median hourly rate £35.00 £21.00 £23.65
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% -11.19% +2.80%
75th Percentile £37.50 £21.50 £26.00
90th Percentile - - £27.80
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £21.00 £23.65
% change year-on-year +66.67% -11.19% +2.80%

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 23,106 34,702 44,471
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.22% 92.89% 94.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,171 22,647 31,568
10th Percentile £293 £291 £313
25th Percentile £405 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £630 £638 £663
90th Percentile £750 £750 £763
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +1.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,050 2,652 1,333
10th Percentile £13.99 £12.86 £14.27
25th Percentile £18.11 £16.58 £19.51
Median hourly rate £28.75 £39.55 £43.63
Median % change year-on-year -27.31% -9.35% +78.37%
75th Percentile £58.66 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £74.44 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £27.36 £37.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year -27.03% -12.79% +72.00%

Desktop Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Desktop Support Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Analyst in England

Desktop Support Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Analyst in England.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support Analyst in England

Desktop Support Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support Analyst in England over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Desktop Support Analyst in England

Desktop Support Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Analyst in England.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support Analyst in England

Desktop Support 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 Desktop Support Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 24 June 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 +49 7 £250 -44.44% 14
South West +43 6 £210 +2.44% 1
North of England +29 5 £210 +3.70%
North West +10 4 £210 -6.67%
South East - 3 £263 - 1
Yorkshire +3 1 - -
Desktop Support Analyst
UK

Desktop Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, Desktop Support 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 Desktop Support Analyst in the job title.

1 13 (72.22%) Microsoft
2 12 (66.67%) Windows
3 8 (44.44%) SC Cleared
3 8 (44.44%) Security Cleared
4 7 (38.89%) ITIL
4 7 (38.89%) Customer Service
5 6 (33.33%) Windows 10
5 6 (33.33%) ITSM
5 6 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (27.78%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (27.78%) Asset Management
6 5 (27.78%) Active Directory
7 4 (22.22%) Data Analysis
7 4 (22.22%) Workflow
7 4 (22.22%) Finance
7 4 (22.22%) Service Management
8 3 (16.67%) Apple iOS
8 3 (16.67%) ServiceNow
8 3 (16.67%) iPhone
9 2 (11.11%) Degree
9 2 (11.11%) Wealth Management
9 2 (11.11%) PowerShell
9 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (11.11%) Life Science
9 2 (11.11%) Citrix
9 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (11.11%) User Experience
9 2 (11.11%) Social Skills
9 2 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
10 1 (5.56%) Server Management

Desktop Support 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (5.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (5.56%) Azure
2 1 (5.56%) Entra ID
2 1 (5.56%) OneDrive
2 1 (5.56%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.56%) TCP/IP
1 1 (5.56%) VPN
1 1 (5.56%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.56%) Power BI
General
1 5 (27.78%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (22.22%) Finance
3 2 (11.11%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.56%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 3 (16.67%) iPhone
2 2 (11.11%) Life Science
3 1 (5.56%) CMDB
3 1 (5.56%) Driving Licence
3 1 (5.56%) Fixed Income
3 1 (5.56%) iPad
3 1 (5.56%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 12 (66.67%) Windows
2 6 (33.33%) Windows 10
3 3 (16.67%) Apple iOS
4 1 (5.56%) Linux
4 1 (5.56%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (38.89%) Customer Service
1 7 (38.89%) ITIL
2 6 (33.33%) ITSM
3 5 (27.78%) Asset Management
4 4 (22.22%) Data Analysis
4 4 (22.22%) Service Management
4 4 (22.22%) Workflow
5 2 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (11.11%) User Experience
5 2 (11.11%) Wealth Management
6 1 (5.56%) Break/Fix
6 1 (5.56%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (5.56%) Knowledge Transfer
6 1 (5.56%) Mobile Device Management
6 1 (5.56%) Order Management
6 1 (5.56%) Portfolio Management
6 1 (5.56%) Problem Management
6 1 (5.56%) Process Improvement
6 1 (5.56%) Server Management
6 1 (5.56%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.11%) PowerShell
2 1 (5.56%) Python
2 1 (5.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (44.44%) SC Cleared
1 8 (44.44%) Security Cleared
2 2 (11.11%) Degree
2 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) QA
System Software
1 5 (27.78%) Active Directory
2 1 (5.56%) BitLocker
2 1 (5.56%) Xen
Systems Management
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (5.56%) SCCM
Vendors
1 13 (72.22%) Microsoft
2 3 (16.67%) ServiceNow
3 2 (11.11%) Citrix
4 1 (5.56%) Bloomberg
4 1 (5.56%) Cisco
4 1 (5.56%) FactSet
4 1 (5.56%) HP
4 1 (5.56%) Sage
4 1 (5.56%) Tradeweb