Service Desk Support Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Service Desk Support
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Service Desk Support daily rate in Hertfordshire is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2025.

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

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Support 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 0.56% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - -
East of England median daily rate £350 - £190
% change year-on-year - - -35.59%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 454 434 719
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.54% 94.14% 93.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 193 190 415
10th Percentile £244 £263 £263
25th Percentile £425 £333 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £458 £500
Median % change year-on-year +15.22% -8.35% -4.76%
75th Percentile £625 £575 £675
90th Percentile £733 £626 £738
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £488
% change year-on-year +11.11% -7.69% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 138 98 150
10th Percentile £17.57 £15.38 £19.78
25th Percentile £22.88 £35.00 £42.50
Median hourly rate £46.25 £60.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.92% -7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £66.19 £68.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £74.13 £75.00 £90.00
East of England median hourly rate £30.00 £47.50 £41.80
% change year-on-year -36.84% +13.64% +111.00%

Service Desk Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Service Desk Support job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Service Desk Support
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Desk Support job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Desk Support job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Service Desk Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Desk Support job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Desk Support job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Service Desk Support
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Desk Support within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 9 November 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
Hoddesdon - 2 - - 1
Hemel Hempstead - 1 £350 -
Service Desk Support
East of England

Service Desk Support Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 9 November 2025, Service Desk Support 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Service Desk Support in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Break/Fix
1 2 (66.67%) ITIL
1 2 (66.67%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) SLA
2 1 (33.33%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Windows 10

Service Desk Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Break/Fix
1 2 (66.67%) ITIL
1 2 (66.67%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory