Service Desk Agent Contract Job Trends in the North West

Service Desk Agent
England > North West

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 the North West.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 178 - 102
Rank change year-on-year - - +29
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Agent 1 0 20
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.027% - 0.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% - 0.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
Median hourly rate £13.69 - £14.00
England median hourly rate £13.08 - £14.00
% change year-on-year - - -48.15%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 3,433 2,021 2,254
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.11% 92.07% 94.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,929 1,294 1,386
10th Percentile £295 £252 £261
25th Percentile £400 £363 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £499 £450 £490
Median % change year-on-year +10.78% -8.16% -2.00%
75th Percentile £595 £553 £585
90th Percentile £675 £665 £675
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 400 159 214
10th Percentile £17.25 £13.00 £11.35
25th Percentile £25.38 £17.30 £16.58
Median hourly rate £50.00 £27.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +85.19% -22.86% +18.04%
75th Percentile £73.25 £50.00 £55.25
90th Percentile £83.75 £73.75 £71.87
England median hourly rate £45.00 £26.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +73.08% -42.22% +4.65%

Service Desk Agent
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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 the North West.

Service Desk Agent job vacancy trend in the North West

Service Desk Agent
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Desk Agent job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Desk Agent job vacancies in the North West

Service Desk Agent
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 Service Desk Agent within the North West 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
Manchester - 1 - -
Service Desk Agent
England

Service Desk Agent Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

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 North West 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 the North West 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