Service Desk Analyst Contract Job Trends in Warrington

Service Desk Analyst
Cheshire > Warrington

The median Service Desk Analyst daily rate in Warrington is £220, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 14 17
Rank change year-on-year -1 +3 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Analyst 8 9 1
As % of all contract jobs in Warrington 7.02% 14.06% 1.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.55% 15.25% 1.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 1
10th Percentile £204 £157 -
25th Percentile £210 £178 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £220 £220
75th Percentile £232 £250 -
90th Percentile £239 - -
Cheshire median daily rate £220 £190 £220
% change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% +10.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Warrington

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Warrington. 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 Warrington with a recognized job title 106 59 72
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.98% 92.19% 94.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 38 46
10th Percentile £241 £137 £158
25th Percentile £348 £209 £258
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £338 £408
Median % change year-on-year +37.04% -17.18% -9.44%
75th Percentile £570 £444 £500
90th Percentile £646 £545 £575
Cheshire median daily rate £460 £441 £475
% change year-on-year +4.32% -7.11% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 5 9
10th Percentile £13.47 - £10.95
25th Percentile £47.36 - £11.00
Median hourly rate £85.00 £12.82 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year +563.03% -8.43% -72.00%
75th Percentile - - £26.00
90th Percentile £90.23 - £26.66
Cheshire median hourly rate £32.23 £33.40 £26.33
% change year-on-year -3.52% +26.85% +2.99%

Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Warrington

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Service Desk Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Warrington.

Service Desk Analyst job vacancy trend in Warrington

Service Desk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Warrington

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

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

Service Desk Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Warrington

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

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

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warrington

For the 6 months to 30 May 2026, Service Desk Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Warrington region featuring Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (75.00%) Security Cleared
1 6 (75.00%) SLA
2 5 (62.50%) CRM
3 1 (12.50%) Active Directory
3 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
3 1 (12.50%) Entra ID
3 1 (12.50%) ITSM
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow
3 1 (12.50%) Unified Communications

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warrington by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Entra ID
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Unified Communications
General
1 6 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 5 (62.50%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) CRM
2 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
2 1 (12.50%) ITSM
2 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (75.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (75.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
1 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow