Help Desk Analyst Contracts in Northern Ireland

Help Desk Analyst
UK > Northern Ireland

The median Help Desk Analyst daily rate in Northern Ireland is £160, 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 30 - 28
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Help Desk Analyst 2 0 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 1.26% - 2.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.36% - 2.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - £155
25th Percentile £155 - £156
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £160 - £163
75th Percentile £165 - £169
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £225 £160 £228
% change year-on-year +40.63% -29.88% +42.62%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 147 142 183
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.45% 95.30% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 73 83
10th Percentile £155 £173 £166
25th Percentile £273 £313 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% +5.88% +4.62%
75th Percentile £530 £575 £500
90th Percentile £625 £650 £618
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 25 8
10th Percentile £13.64 - £13.29
25th Percentile £22.50 £12.25 £13.91
Median hourly rate £24.18 £15.38 £14.59
Median % change year-on-year +57.22% +5.40% -15.80%
75th Percentile £40.36 £21.00 £15.94
90th Percentile £75.85 £28.54 £16.87
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Help Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings that featured Help Desk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for Help Desk Analyst in Northern Ireland

Help Desk Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Analyst in Northern Ireland.

Daily rate trend for Help Desk Analyst in Northern Ireland

Help Desk Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Analyst in Northern Ireland.

Hourly rate trend for Help Desk Analyst in Northern Ireland

Help Desk Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Analyst within the Northern Ireland 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
County Antrim - 2 £160 -
Help Desk Analyst
UK

Help Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Help 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 Northern Ireland region featuring Help Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (100.00%) DHCP
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (100.00%) DNS
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Apple
1 2 (100.00%) Blackberry
1 2 (100.00%) VMware
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Investment Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Android
1 2 (100.00%) AirWatch
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10

Help Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) DHCP
1 2 (100.00%) DNS
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Investment Banking
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Android
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Apple
1 2 (100.00%) VMware