Service Design Analyst Contracts in the Thames Valley

Service Design Analyst
South East > Thames Valley

The median Service Design Analyst daily rate in the Thames Valley is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 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
27 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 106 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Service Design Analyst 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.18% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £506 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 - -
75th Percentile £519 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £513 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 1,545 2,246 2,784
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.35% 91.94% 94.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 933 1,268 1,906
10th Percentile £291 £255 £280
25th Percentile £400 £405 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £508 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.57% +1.60% +0.10%
75th Percentile £598 £608 £612
90th Percentile £675 £688 £695
South East median daily rate £500 £523 £500
% change year-on-year -4.31% +4.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 104 149 90
10th Percentile £14.20 £16.00 £16.03
25th Percentile £15.13 £20.50 £18.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £55.08 £43.75
Median % change year-on-year -54.33% +25.89% +154.21%
75th Percentile £64.69 £69.69 £66.16
90th Percentile £87.19 £87.47 £74.81
South East median hourly rate £25.23 £57.35 £50.00
% change year-on-year -56.02% +14.70% +134.25%

Service Design Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings that featured Service Design Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Service Design Analyst in the Thames Valley

Service Design Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Service Design Analyst in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Service Design Analyst in the Thames Valley

Service Design Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Design Analyst within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 27 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
Buckinghamshire - 3 £513 -
Service Design Analyst
South East

Service Design Analyst Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 27 July 2025, Service Design 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 Thames Valley region featuring Service Design Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 3 (100.00%) SLA
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 3 (100.00%) Performance Monitoring
1 3 (100.00%) User Experience
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Service Design
1 3 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 3 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 3 (100.00%) UX Design
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Service Catalogue
2 2 (66.67%) Onboarding
2 2 (66.67%) ServiceNow
2 2 (66.67%) Technology Transformation
2 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) ITSM

Service Design Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 3 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) Performance Monitoring
1 3 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 3 (100.00%) Service Catalogue
1 3 (100.00%) Service Design
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
1 3 (100.00%) User Experience
1 3 (100.00%) UX Design
2 2 (66.67%) ITSM
2 2 (66.67%) Technology Transformation
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) ServiceNow