Service Desk Analyst Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Service Desk Analyst
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Service Desk Analyst daily rate in Milton Keynes is £180, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 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
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 37 64
Rank change year-on-year +2 +27 +12
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Analyst 5 8 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 2.08% 2.72% 0.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.20% 2.89% 0.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 7 3
10th Percentile £166 £162 -
25th Percentile £171 £165 £133
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £180 £177 £135
Median % change year-on-year +1.98% +30.74% -13.96%
75th Percentile £183 £184 £139
90th Percentile £184 £215 £140
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £180 £177 £135
% change year-on-year +1.98% +30.74% -13.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £17.87 - -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £20.94 £17.64 -
% change year-on-year +18.71% - -

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 227 277 620
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.58% 94.22% 94.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 154 201 494
10th Percentile £213 £250 £280
25th Percentile £350 £363 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -10.00% +1.01%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £600
90th Percentile £625 £625 £699
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £435 £450 £500
% change year-on-year -3.33% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 8 9
10th Percentile £14.08 £17.52 £13.16
25th Percentile £14.98 £18.65 £13.16
Median hourly rate £16.50 £26.25 £13.57
Median % change year-on-year -37.16% +93.44% +12.52%
75th Percentile £18.00 £36.19 £18.75
90th Percentile £28.73 £37.12 £21.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £15.58 £19.35 £16.40
% change year-on-year -19.48% +17.99% +11.19%

Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Job vacancy trend for Service Desk Analyst in Milton Keynes

Service Desk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

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

Service Desk Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

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

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, Service Desk 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 Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) Windows
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (60.00%) ServiceNow
3 3 (60.00%) Entra ID
3 3 (60.00%) Windows 10
3 3 (60.00%) Customer Service
3 3 (60.00%) ITIL
4 2 (40.00%) Degree
4 2 (40.00%) DV Cleared
4 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
4 2 (40.00%) SLA
4 2 (40.00%) Service Management
4 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
4 2 (40.00%) Virtual Environments
4 2 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (40.00%) Critical Thinking
4 2 (40.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (20.00%) Coaching
5 1 (20.00%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (20.00%) Windows Server
5 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
5 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
5 1 (20.00%) ITSM
5 1 (20.00%) ITIL Certification

Service Desk 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2013
Cloud Services
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (60.00%) Entra ID
General
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
2 3 (60.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (20.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (20.00%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (60.00%) ITIL
2 2 (40.00%) Critical Thinking
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Service Management
2 2 (40.00%) Virtual Environments
3 1 (20.00%) Coaching
3 1 (20.00%) ITSM
3 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) DV Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (60.00%) ServiceNow