Service Desk Analyst Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

Service Desk Analyst
South East > Hampshire

The median Service Desk Analyst daily rate in Hampshire is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 86 67 71
Rank change year-on-year -19 +4 +39
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Analyst 5 8 18
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 0.38% 0.87% 1.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.92% 1.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 4
10th Percentile - £182 -
25th Percentile - £184 £121
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £195 £123
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +59.18% -30.99%
75th Percentile - £200 £124
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £183 £178 £165
% change year-on-year +2.82% +7.58% +3.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 10
10th Percentile - - £15.90
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate - £19.97 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year - +24.81% -20.00%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - £19.77
South East median hourly rate £17.19 £17.64 £16.00
% change year-on-year -2.55% +10.22% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 1,192 872 1,170
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.23% 94.89% 91.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 788 611 651
10th Percentile £313 £321 £300
25th Percentile £450 £430 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +2.33% +2.38%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £638
90th Percentile £721 £700 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £510
% change year-on-year -2.44% +0.49% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 105 46 72
10th Percentile £16.17 £21.63 £16.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £28.13 £20.88
Median hourly rate £24.21 £45.00 £50.71
Median % change year-on-year -46.21% -11.26% +16.57%
75th Percentile £48.75 £70.00 £64.06
90th Percentile £58.73 £75.00 £77.50
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £53.50
% change year-on-year -44.11% -15.89% +51.04%

Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Service Desk Analyst job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Service Desk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Hampshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Hampshire

Service Desk Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Hampshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Hampshire

Service Desk Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Desk Analyst within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 17 December 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
Eastleigh - 2 - -
Portsmouth - 1 £200 - 2
Service Desk Analyst
South East

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 17 December 2025, Service Desk Analyst 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 Hampshire region featuring Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (20.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (20.00%) Remedy
1 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Service Management
1 1 (20.00%) Windows
1 1 (20.00%) Windows 10

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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 (40.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Windows
1 1 (20.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (20.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (20.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (20.00%) Remedy