Service Desk Manager Contract Job Trends in Essex

Service Desk Manager
East of England > Essex

The median Service Desk Manager daily rate in Essex is £523, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Manager 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 1.07% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.18% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £486 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 - -
75th Percentile £559 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £523 £350 -
% change year-on-year +49.29% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 339 96 123
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.88% 82.76% 96.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 133 51 63
10th Percentile £263 £175 £181
25th Percentile £354 £213 £269
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £400 £350
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +14.29% -29.29%
75th Percentile £565 £523 £450
90th Percentile £613 £550 £555
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £450
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 100 14 14
10th Percentile £15.99 £13.25 £20.75
25th Percentile £16.51 £16.23 £26.98
Median hourly rate £18.25 £37.75 £34.59
Median % change year-on-year -51.66% +9.15% -37.68%
75th Percentile £31.80 £74.13 £76.44
90th Percentile £73.00 £75.00 £77.50
East of England median hourly rate £48.84 £30.00 £43.90
% change year-on-year +62.80% -31.66% +31.28%

Service Desk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Service Desk Manager job vacancy trend in Essex

Service Desk Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Desk Manager job vacancies in Essex.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Desk Manager job vacancies in Essex

Service Desk Manager Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 15 October 2026, Service Desk Manager 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 Essex region featuring Service Desk Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Coaching
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) Knowledge Management
1 4 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 4 (100.00%) Process Improvement

Service Desk Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Coaching
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) Knowledge Management
1 4 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 4 (100.00%) Process Improvement