Service Desk Team Lead
UK
The median Service Desk Team Lead daily rate in the UK is £280, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 August 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 17 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 550 | 557 | 654 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +97 | +183 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Team Leader | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.003% | 0.018% | 0.021% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.003% | 0.019% | 0.022% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £238 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £243 | £208 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £280 | £250 | £225 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.00% | +11.11% | -19.64% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £338 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £345 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +1.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £41.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £42.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +97.67% |
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 | 30,259 | 36,007 | 48,961 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.29% | 92.93% | 94.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,089 | 23,202 | 33,827 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £300 | £305 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £534 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.69% | -1.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £621 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,546 | 1,999 | 1,475 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.60 | £14.16 | £14.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.26 | £20.00 | £18.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £41.80 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +2.87% | +62.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.96 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £45.00 | £37.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.11% | +21.62% | +73.91% |
Service Desk Team Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Service Desk Team Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Service Desk Team Leader
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Service Desk Team Leader.
Service Desk Team Leader
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Service Desk Team Leader.
Service Desk Team Leader
Top 2 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Desk Team Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 17 August 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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| England | +16 | 1 | £280 | +12.00% | 8 |
| London | +13 | 1 | £280 | +12.00% | 1 |
Service Desk Team Leader Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 August 2025, Service Desk Team Leader 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 Service Desk Team Leader in the job title.
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Service Desk Team Leader 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:
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