Service Desk Manager
UK > Work from Home
The median Service Desk Manager daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 April 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
27 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
332 |
304 |
357 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-28 |
+53 |
+98 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Manager |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.008% |
0.030% |
0.013% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.009% |
0.032% |
0.014% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£385 |
£555 |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
£438 |
£563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£525 |
£575 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-14.29% |
-8.70% |
+57.53% |
| 75th Percentile |
£475 |
£613 |
£588 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£665 |
£595 |
| UK median daily rate |
£438 |
£450 |
£588 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.78% |
-23.40% |
+51.61% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
11,212 |
9,372 |
14,389 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.41% |
93.80% |
93.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
7,201 |
6,407 |
9,614 |
| 10th Percentile |
£350 |
£332 |
£325 |
| 25th Percentile |
£415 |
£415 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£505 |
£525 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-3.81% |
- |
-2.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£618 |
£638 |
£638 |
| 90th Percentile |
£725 |
£763 |
£748 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£516 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.10% |
-1.71% |
-2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
531 |
228 |
563 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.50 |
£14.00 |
£14.27 |
| 25th Percentile |
£27.74 |
£18.43 |
£22.68 |
| Median hourly rate |
£57.50 |
£39.02 |
£43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+47.36% |
-9.26% |
-21.82% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70.00 |
£66.38 |
£62.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82.25 |
£75.00 |
£75.25 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£43.00 |
£29.25 |
£35.96 |
| % change year-on-year |
+47.01% |
-18.66% |
-20.09% |
