Service Desk Analyst Contract Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Service Desk Analyst
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The median Service Desk Analyst daily rate in West Yorkshire is £150, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 80 67 67
Rank change year-on-year -13 0 +23
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Analyst 3 2 11
As % of all contract jobs in West Yorkshire 0.33% 0.28% 0.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.30% 0.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 10
10th Percentile £140 - £134
25th Percentile £144 £128 £135
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 £135 £153
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -11.48% -15.28%
75th Percentile £186 £143 £208
90th Percentile £207 - £218
Yorkshire median daily rate £156 £135 £153
% change year-on-year +15.74% -11.48% -17.57%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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 West Yorkshire with a recognized job title 865 663 1,131
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.54% 94.31% 96.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 583 412 721
10th Percentile £290 £263 £281
25th Percentile £400 £374 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £574 £552 £600
90th Percentile £650 £650 £700
Yorkshire median daily rate £482 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +1.47% -5.00% -0.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 33 12
10th Percentile £14.25 £16.02 £15.48
25th Percentile £18.87 £19.50 £17.14
Median hourly rate £26.00 £24.18 £19.85
Median % change year-on-year +7.53% +21.80% -7.66%
75th Percentile £81.25 £38.75 £23.17
90th Percentile - £53.50 £29.75
Yorkshire median hourly rate £29.68 £23.34 £21.31
% change year-on-year +27.16% +9.53% +0.28%

Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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 West Yorkshire.

Service Desk Analyst job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

Service Desk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire

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

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

Service Desk Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in West Yorkshire

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

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

Service Desk Analyst
Contract Job Locations in West Yorkshire

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 West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 18 December 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
Leeds -13 3 £150 +11.11%
Service Desk Analyst
Yorkshire

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, 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 West Yorkshire region featuring Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Windows
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) DHCP
3 1 (33.33%) DNS
3 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
3 1 (33.33%) Internet
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow
3 1 (33.33%) User Experience
3 1 (33.33%) VMware
3 1 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (33.33%) Windows 10

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) DHCP
1 1 (33.33%) DNS
1 1 (33.33%) Internet
1 1 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow
2 1 (33.33%) VMware