Service Desk Administrator Contract Job Trends in Oxford

Service Desk Administrator
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median Service Desk Administrator daily rate in Oxford is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Administrator 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Oxford 1.67% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.79% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £200 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Oxford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title 56 36 88
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.33% 94.74% 91.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 20 62
10th Percentile £206 £246 £152
25th Percentile £363 £362 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £525 £425
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +23.53% -5.56%
75th Percentile £538 £603 £525
90th Percentile £630 £700 £575
Oxfordshire median daily rate £450 £500 £400
% change year-on-year -10.00% +25.00% -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 6 9
10th Percentile £20.50 £23.50 -
25th Percentile £22.25 £28.25 £13.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £45.65 £15.48
Median % change year-on-year -44.91% +194.90% -35.50%
75th Percentile £26.95 £46.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £28.03 £46.90 -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £20.18 £45.65 £19.50
% change year-on-year -55.79% +134.10% -23.53%

Service Desk Administrator Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 3 March 2026, Service Desk Administrator 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 Oxford region featuring Service Desk Administrator in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Service Desk Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared