Help Desk Officer
England > South East
The median Help Desk Officer daily rate in the South East is £155, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 154 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Help Desk Officer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East | 0.032% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.035% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £153 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £155 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £158 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £155 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title | 2,853 | 5,245 | 5,482 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.72% | 92.42% | 94.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,852 | 3,086 | 3,784 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £250 | £225 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £400 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £507 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.28% | +1.30% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £604 |
| 90th Percentile | £661 | £691 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -4.55% | +2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 215 | 538 | 244 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.88 | £16.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.53 | £18.39 | £21.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £48.70 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.40% | -2.60% | +138.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.24 | £70.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £80.00 | £75.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £28.18 | £39.55 | £43.93 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.75% | -9.97% | +75.72% |
Help Desk Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Job postings that featured Help Desk Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Help Desk Officer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Officer in the South East.
Help Desk Officer
Contract Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Officer within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 July 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 |
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| Kent | - | 1 | £155 | - | 1 |
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Help Desk Officer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East
For the 6 months to 1 July 2025, Help Desk Officer 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 South East region featuring Help Desk Officer in the job title.
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Help Desk Officer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:
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