Service Desk Analyst Job Trends in Aberdeen

Service Desk Analyst
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median Service Desk Analyst salary in Aberdeen is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 22 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Desk Analyst 1 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Aberdeen 0.97% 2.14% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.00% 2.27% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
Scotland median annual salary £35,000 £27,000 £23,000
% change year-on-year +29.63% +17.39% +17.20%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Aberdeen

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Aberdeen. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Aberdeen with a recognized job title 100 132 135
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.09% 94.29% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 64 77 77
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.77% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £91,000 £65,000
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -9.09%

Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

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

Service Desk Analyst job vacancy trend in Aberdeen

Service Desk Analyst
Salary Trend in Aberdeen

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Aberdeen.

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Aberdeen

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen

For the 6 months to 21 December 2025, Service Desk Analyst 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 permanent job ads across the Aberdeen region featuring Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management