Service Desk Technician Contract Job Trends in Leicester

Service Desk Technician
Leicestershire > Leicester

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

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Technician 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leicester 1.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.49% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Leicestershire median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25.75 - -
Median hourly rate £26.50 - -
75th Percentile £27.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Leicestershire median hourly rate £26.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 67 70 116
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.06% 94.59% 94.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 44 82
10th Percentile £129 £227 £168
25th Percentile £390 £275 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £472 £456 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.34% -8.75% +21.21%
75th Percentile £613 £626 £594
90th Percentile £625 £715 £662
Leicestershire median daily rate £425 £450 £375
% change year-on-year -5.56% +20.00% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 4
10th Percentile £15.50 - £11.83
25th Percentile £18.00 £21.25 £11.94
Median hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £34.75
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% -35.25% +71.01%
75th Percentile £23.50 £23.75 £58.25
90th Percentile £25.75 - £62.30
Leicestershire median hourly rate £23.71 £26.25 £18.25
% change year-on-year -9.69% +43.84% -2.20%

Service Desk Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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

Service Desk Technician job vacancy trend in Leicester

Service Desk Technician Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 6 February 2026, Service Desk Technician 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 Leicester region featuring Service Desk Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Service Desk Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft