Service Desk Agent Contract Job Trends in Rochdale

Service Desk Agent
Manchester > Rochdale

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 Rochdale.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Agent 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Rochdale 14.29% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 14.29% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Manchester median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £13.69 - -
Manchester median hourly rate £13.69 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Rochdale

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Rochdale. 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 Rochdale with a recognized job title 7 1 1
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £219 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £238 £400 -
Median % change year-on-year -40.63% - -
75th Percentile £256 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median daily rate £492 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +3.58% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £13.38 - -
25th Percentile £13.58 - £14.13
Median hourly rate £24.85 - £15.66
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.00%
75th Percentile £38.00 - £17.20
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median hourly rate £60.00 £20.26 £45.00
% change year-on-year +196.22% -54.99% +136.84%

Service Desk Agent
Job Vacancy Trend in Rochdale

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 Rochdale.

Service Desk Agent job vacancy trend in Rochdale

Service Desk Agent
Hourly Rate Trend in Rochdale

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Desk Agent job vacancies in Rochdale.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Desk Agent job vacancies in Rochdale

Service Desk Agent Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Rochdale

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 Rochdale 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 Rochdale 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