Service Desk Support Analyst Contract Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Service Desk Support Analyst
UK > Northern Ireland

As of 16 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Service Desk Support Analyst daily rate in Northern Ireland.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Support Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 0.41% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £200 £170 £185
% change year-on-year +17.65% -8.11% +2.78%

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 208 170 154
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.90% 91.40% 89.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 103 82 76
10th Percentile £206 £151 £165
25th Percentile £325 £200 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £431 £400
Median % change year-on-year +10.14% +7.81% -20.00%
75th Percentile £581 £575 £505
90th Percentile £635 £627 £581
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 25 10
10th Percentile £12.34 - £11.08
25th Percentile £13.60 £15.48 £11.63
Median hourly rate £15.50 £22.56 £13.69
Median % change year-on-year -31.29% +64.85% +24.69%
75th Percentile £17.05 £24.18 £16.77
90th Percentile £25.09 £40.25 £18.08
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £43.86
% change year-on-year -41.51% -1.96% +68.69%

Service Desk Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for Service Desk Support Analyst in Northern Ireland

Service Desk Support 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 Service Desk Support Analyst within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 16 September 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 - 1 - -
Service Desk Support Analyst
UK

Service Desk Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, Service Desk 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 Northern Ireland region featuring Service Desk Support Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Blackberry
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) BYOD
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service

Service Desk Support 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Blackberry
1 1 (100.00%) BYOD
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory