Service Desk Analyst Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Service Desk Analyst
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Service Desk Analyst daily rate in Leeds is £150, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
18 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 77 65 68
Rank change year-on-year -12 +3 +29
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Analyst 3 1 8
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.42% 0.15% 0.81%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 0.16% 0.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 6
10th Percentile £140 - £130
25th Percentile £144 £128 £135
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 £135 £175
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -22.86% -2.78%
75th Percentile £186 £143 £215
90th Percentile £207 - £229
West Yorkshire median daily rate £150 £135 £150
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -16.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 682 616 943
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.79% 93.33% 95.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 461 379 644
10th Percentile £306 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £520
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -8.65% -0.95%
75th Percentile £575 £574 £613
90th Percentile £650 £650 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £510
% change year-on-year +5.26% -6.86% -1.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 32 7
10th Percentile £21.63 £18.17 £18.50
25th Percentile £23.80 £19.50 £18.97
Median hourly rate £25.50 £26.25 £21.31
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +23.18% -0.88%
75th Percentile £27.06 £48.75 £22.86
90th Percentile £28.08 - £39.05
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £26.00 £27.50 £20.71
% change year-on-year -5.45% +32.82% -2.56%

Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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 Leeds.

Service Desk Analyst job vacancy trend in Leeds

Service Desk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

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

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

Service Desk Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

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

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

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 18 November 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 Leeds region featuring Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Windows
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) DHCP
3 1 (33.33%) DNS
3 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
3 1 (33.33%) Internet
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow
3 1 (33.33%) User Experience
3 1 (33.33%) VMware
3 1 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (33.33%) Windows 10

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) DHCP
1 1 (33.33%) DNS
1 1 (33.33%) Internet
1 1 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow
2 1 (33.33%) VMware
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