Service Desk Support Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Service Desk Support
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

As of 12 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Service Desk Support daily rate in Sheffield.

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Support 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.44% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.49% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate - - -

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 820 236 311
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.52% 88.39% 88.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 559 165 189
10th Percentile £350 £220 £335
25th Percentile £413 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £482 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.63% -2.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £542 £581 £588
90th Percentile £655 £650 £675
South Yorkshire median daily rate £482 £490 £475
% change year-on-year -1.71% +3.16% -11.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £15.22 £10.90
Median hourly rate £25.15 £16.19 £17.63
Median % change year-on-year +55.34% -8.14% -29.50%
75th Percentile - £17.16 £23.75
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.15 £16.19 £13.23
% change year-on-year +55.34% +22.37% -33.85%

Service Desk Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Service Desk Support job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Service Desk Support
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

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

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

Service Desk Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Sheffield

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

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

Service Desk Support Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 12 March 2026, Service Desk Support 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 Support in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows 10

Service Desk Support 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 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (100.00%) Public Sector
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft