Service Desk Analyst Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Service Desk Analyst
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Service Desk Analyst daily rate in Sheffield is £198, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 74 51
Rank change year-on-year -34 -23 -
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Analyst 1 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.096% 0.16% 0.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.18% 0.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £186 £156 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £198 £163 £135
Median % change year-on-year +21.54% +20.37% -
75th Percentile £209 £169 -
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £219 £163 £135
% change year-on-year +34.62% +20.37% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 976 556 372
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.67% 90.26% 86.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 633 377 203
10th Percentile £368 £313 £260
25th Percentile £425 £400 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £478 £534
Median % change year-on-year +4.82% -10.58% -9.10%
75th Percentile £588 £538 £588
90th Percentile £675 £612 £650
South Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% -4.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 2 5
10th Percentile - £14.98 £13.14
25th Percentile £25.77 £16.68 £15.22
Median hourly rate £32.40 £19.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +66.13% -2.50% -
75th Percentile £36.61 £22.33 £21.50
90th Percentile - £24.02 -
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.77 £19.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year +32.15% -2.50% -1.23%

Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Service Desk Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Service Desk Analyst job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Service Desk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Sheffield.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Sheffield

Service Desk Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Sheffield

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Sheffield.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Sheffield

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 10 October 2026, Service Desk Analyst 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 Sheffield region featuring Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) LDAP
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Software Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Software Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft