Service Desk Analyst Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

Service Desk Analyst
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median Service Desk Analyst daily rate in Leicestershire is £131, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 March 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 18 25
Rank change year-on-year +3 +7 0
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Analyst 9 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire 5.96% 1.06% 2.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.25% 1.11% 2.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £131 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £131 £180 £122
Median % change year-on-year -27.13% +47.54% +9.91%
75th Percentile £132 - -
90th Percentile £132 - -
East Midlands median daily rate £131 £190 £150
% change year-on-year -30.97% +26.67% +33.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £12.00
Median hourly rate - - £13.00
75th Percentile - - £14.00
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median hourly rate £16.65 £12.92 £16.90
% change year-on-year +28.87% -23.55% +69.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title 144 90 160
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.36% 95.74% 94.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 59 114
10th Percentile £131 £221 £158
25th Percentile £360 £275 £261
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £475 £375
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +26.67% -5.06%
75th Percentile £581 £581 £575
90th Percentile £638 £683 £634
East Midlands median daily rate £450 £425 £418
% change year-on-year +5.88% +1.80% -6.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 2 8
10th Percentile £13.84 £22.13 £11.93
25th Percentile £19.25 £23.44 £13.50
Median hourly rate £22.00 £26.25 £23.75
Median % change year-on-year -16.19% +10.53% +34.48%
75th Percentile £28.75 £28.44 £27.81
90th Percentile £30.25 £29.38 £36.93
East Midlands median hourly rate £19.64 £24.18 £17.72
% change year-on-year -18.78% +36.49% +1.06%

Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

Service Desk Analyst job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Service Desk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

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

Service Desk Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

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

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire

For the 6 months to 2 March 2026, 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 Leicestershire region featuring Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 9 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 9 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 9 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 9 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 9 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 9 (100.00%) Windows
1 9 (100.00%) Windows 10

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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 9 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Operating Systems
1 9 (100.00%) Windows
1 9 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 9 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 9 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 9 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 9 (100.00%) Microsoft