The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Service Desk Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
315
332
394
Rank change year-on-year
+17
+62
+167
Contract jobs citing Service Desk Management
1
1
3
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options
Service Desk Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
9,372
10,881
16,228
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
91.57%
88.09%
88.74%
Number of daily rates quoted
6,200
6,826
11,230
10th Percentile
£325
£325
£338
25th Percentile
£413
£413
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£513
£525
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-2.38%
-
-4.55%
75th Percentile
£625
£638
£638
90th Percentile
£725
£750
£743
UK median daily rate
£500
£525
£532
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-1.22%
-3.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted
341
221
395
10th Percentile
£15.18
£18.27
£19.25
25th Percentile
£20.50
£22.00
£26.24
Median hourly rate
£41.00
£38.00
£52.50
Median % change year-on-year
+7.89%
-27.62%
-2.78%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£65.00
£70.00
90th Percentile
£70.00
£75.00
£86.50
UK median hourly rate
£25.15
£34.00
£43.85
% change year-on-year
-26.03%
-22.46%
+25.29%
Service Desk Management Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Service Desk Management and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Service Desk Management Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Service Desk Management.
Service Desk Management Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 23 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Service Desk Management also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid or remote work options and a requirement for Service Desk Management.
Service Desk Management Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:
