Service Desk Analyst Contract Job Trends in Surrey

Service Desk Analyst
South East > Surrey

The median Service Desk Analyst daily rate in Surrey is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 September 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
14 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 57 69
Rank change year-on-year +8 +12 +1
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Analyst 1 1 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Surrey 0.29% 0.18% 1.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.19% 1.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £190 £225 £158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £250 £165
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +51.52% +17.86%
75th Percentile £210 £275 £173
90th Percentile - - £179
South East median daily rate £183 £183 £165
% change year-on-year - +10.61% +8.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £14.42
Median hourly rate - - £14.83
75th Percentile - - £15.25
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £17.87 £17.64 £16.00
% change year-on-year +1.33% +10.22% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Surrey

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title 328 514 736
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.35% 93.45% 97.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 219 362 587
10th Percentile £204 £203 £195
25th Percentile £250 £308 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% -5.00% -2.44%
75th Percentile £550 £563 £638
90th Percentile £625 £671 £738
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 35 30
10th Percentile £21.41 £15.96 £22.57
25th Percentile £25.86 £30.00 £43.02
Median hourly rate £55.00 £53.00 £56.50
Median % change year-on-year +3.77% -6.19% +25.54%
75th Percentile £57.50 £75.00 £71.90
90th Percentile - £76.86 £77.59
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £57.43 £50.00
% change year-on-year -56.20% +14.85% +111.01%

Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

Job postings that featured Service Desk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Surrey.

Job vacancy trend for Service Desk Analyst in Surrey

Service Desk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

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

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

Service Desk Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey

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

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

Service Desk Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Desk Analyst within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 14 September 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
Leatherhead - 1 £200 - 1
Service Desk Analyst
South East

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 14 September 2025, Service Desk Analyst 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 Surrey region featuring Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft