Desktop Analyst
UK
The median Desktop Analyst daily rate in the UK is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 493 | 547 | 642 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +54 | +95 | +106 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Analyst | 27 | 35 | 76 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.092% | 0.080% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.100% | 0.087% | 0.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 21 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £198 | £139 | £125 |
| 25th Percentile | £208 | £148 | £152 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £250 | £186 | £225 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +34.41% | -17.33% | +40.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £281 | £238 | £260 |
| 90th Percentile | £315 | £350 | £300 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £210 | £165 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -17.50% | +35.59% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.09 | - | £15.19 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.23 | £20.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.45 | £21.00 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.00% | +23.53% | -20.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.50 | £21.50 | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £25.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.45 | - | £17.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -20.93% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Desktop Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Analyst.
Desktop Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Analyst over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Desktop Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Analyst.
Desktop Analyst
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +59 | 27 | £250 | +11.11% | 13 |
| UK excluding London | +63 | 17 | £210 | +27.27% | 4 |
| London | +29 | 9 | £250 | -20.00% | 11 |
| Midlands | +25 | 6 | £211 | +28.03% | 1 |
| South East | +50 | 5 | £262 | +13.95% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 5 | £210 | +27.27% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +38 | 4 | £350 | +79.49% | |
| North of England | +21 | 4 | £208 | +4.40% | |
| North West | +19 | 3 | £208 | -16.16% | |
| South West | +47 | 2 | - | - | |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 1 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £213 | - |
Desktop Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Desktop 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 featuring Desktop Analyst in the job title.
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Desktop Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: