Service Desk Agent Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Service Desk Agent
North West > Manchester

As of 2 August 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Service Desk Agent daily rate in Manchester.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 - 70
Rank change year-on-year - - +23
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Agent 1 0 19
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.051% - 1.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% - 1.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £13.69 - -
North West median hourly rate £13.69 - £14.00

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,827 926 1,169
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.60% 92.23% 95.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,055 589 766
10th Percentile £319 £296 £313
25th Percentile £400 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.58% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £575 £599
90th Percentile £688 £669 £700
North West median daily rate £499 £450 £490
% change year-on-year +10.78% -8.16% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 202 71 58
10th Percentile £22.68 £13.00 £15.59
25th Percentile £29.97 £13.70 £24.12
Median hourly rate £60.00 £20.26 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +196.22% -54.99% +136.84%
75th Percentile £75.00 £44.38 £64.38
90th Percentile £80.00 £73.75 £77.05
North West median hourly rate £50.00 £27.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +85.19% -22.86% +18.04%

Service Desk Agent
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Service Desk Agent job vacancy trend in Manchester

Service Desk Agent
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Desk Agent job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Desk Agent job vacancies in Manchester

Service Desk Agent
Contract Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Desk Agent within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 2 August 2026. 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
Rochdale - 1 - -
Service Desk Agent
North West

Service Desk Agent Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 2 August 2026, Service Desk Agent 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 Manchester region featuring Service Desk Agent in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Change Advisory Board
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management

Service Desk Agent Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Advisory Board
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management