Service Desk Officer Contract Job Trends in Essex

Service Desk Officer
East of England > Essex

As of 7 October 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Service Desk Officer daily rate in Essex.

 6 months to
7 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Officer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 0.54% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.59% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
East of England median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £20.51 - -
East of England median hourly rate £20.51 - -

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 337 95 122
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.59% 82.61% 96.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 130 47 61
10th Percentile £267 £175 £180
25th Percentile £365 £213 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £400 £320
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +25.00% -36.00%
75th Percentile £586 £514 £450
90th Percentile £613 £575 £550
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £450
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 102 16 16
10th Percentile £15.99 - £21.25
25th Percentile £16.60 £13.25 £28.44
Median hourly rate £18.25 £31.33 £40.75
Median % change year-on-year -41.74% -23.13% -26.58%
75th Percentile £30.39 £72.38 £77.50
90th Percentile £73.00 £75.00 £78.75
East of England median hourly rate £48.84 £30.21 £43.90
% change year-on-year +61.65% -31.18% +32.15%

Service Desk Officer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 7 October 2026, Service Desk Officer 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 Officer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving

Service Desk Officer 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 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft