Desktop Support Analyst Contracts in the North West

Desktop Support Analyst
England > North West

The median Desktop Support Analyst daily rate in the North West is £208, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 117 136 155
Rank change year-on-year +19 +19 +15
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Analyst 3 1 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 0.15% 0.036% 0.063%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.038% 0.066%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £177 - -
25th Percentile £187 £246 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £208 £248 -
Median % change year-on-year -16.16% - -
75th Percentile £211 £249 -
90th Percentile £211 - -
England median daily rate £250 £225 £238
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% +7.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £13.96
Median hourly rate - - £14.66
75th Percentile - - £15.37
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £30.45 £21.00 £22.70
% change year-on-year +45.00% -7.49% +5.58%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 1,821 2,603 3,030
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.53% 94.48% 94.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,205 1,698 2,172
10th Percentile £250 £281 £300
25th Percentile £378 £393 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £493 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.65% -1.40% +5.26%
75th Percentile £563 £588 £588
90th Percentile £652 £675 £675
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 111 266 133
10th Percentile £13.00 £11.07 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.44 £13.50 £20.00
Median hourly rate £29.23 £26.53 £30.54
Median % change year-on-year +10.20% -13.15% +50.37%
75th Percentile £59.24 £46.18 £47.50
90th Percentile £83.41 £63.75 £65.00
England median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
% change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%

Desktop Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Analyst in the North West

Desktop Support Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Analyst in the North West.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Support Analyst in the North West

Desktop Support Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Analyst in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support Analyst in the North West

Desktop Support Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support Analyst within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Manchester - 3 £208 -
Desktop Support Analyst
England

Desktop Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 1 May 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 North West region featuring Desktop Support Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) Windows
3 1 (33.33%) LDAP
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (33.33%) DHCP
3 1 (33.33%) DNS
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) ITSM
3 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (33.33%) Intranet
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (33.33%) Mobile App
3 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow
3 1 (33.33%) Coaching
3 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
3 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
3 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
3 1 (33.33%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
3 1 (33.33%) WSUS
3 1 (33.33%) Blog

Desktop Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
2 1 (33.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) DHCP
1 1 (33.33%) DNS
1 1 (33.33%) Intranet
1 1 (33.33%) Remote Desktop
General
1 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Blog
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
1 1 (33.33%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Coaching
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) ITSM
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Management
2 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (33.33%) WSUS
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow