Desktop Support Analyst Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Desktop Support Analyst
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Desktop Support Analyst daily rate in Milton Keynes is £274, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 - 65
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Analyst 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 0.40% - 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% - 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £273 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £274 - £244
75th Percentile £274 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £274 - £244

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 238 270 625
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.97% 94.41% 94.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 162 197 496
10th Percentile £224 £253 £280
25th Percentile £339 £375 £402
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £428 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -10.00% +1.01%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £600
90th Percentile £634 £610 £698
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £435 £450 £500
% change year-on-year -3.33% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 8 9
10th Percentile £14.60 £17.52 £13.16
25th Percentile £15.12 £18.65 £13.16
Median hourly rate £18.00 £26.25 £13.57
Median % change year-on-year -31.43% +93.44% +8.56%
75th Percentile £29.61 £36.19 £18.75
90th Percentile - £37.12 £21.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £15.91 £19.35 £16.40
% change year-on-year -17.78% +17.99% +5.81%

Desktop Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Job postings that featured Desktop Support Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Analyst in Milton Keynes

Desktop Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Analyst job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Analyst job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Desktop Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Analyst job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Support Analyst job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Desktop Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 28 September 2025, Desktop Support Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Milton Keynes region featuring Desktop Support Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) McAfee
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) Video Conferencing
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (100.00%) Security Patching
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Team
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service

Desktop Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Video Conferencing
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Security Patching
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) McAfee
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft