2nd Line Desktop Support Job Trends in Barrow-in-Furness

Second Line Desktop Support
Cumbria > Barrow-in-Furness

The median Second Line Desktop Support salary in Barrow-in-Furness is £35,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 May 2026.

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

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Desktop Support 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Barrow-in-Furness 5.62% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.95% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,500 - -
75th Percentile £35,750 - -
90th Percentile £38,300 - -
Cumbria median annual salary £35,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Barrow-in-Furness

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness. 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 Barrow-in-Furness with a recognized job title 84 52 58
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.38% 100.00% 98.31%
Number of salaries quoted 51 34 46
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,625 £27,100
25th Percentile £30,250 £40,000 £35,934
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £55,250 £38,734
Median % change year-on-year -36.65% +42.64% -3.17%
75th Percentile £36,625 £61,875 -
90th Percentile £50,000 £68,500 £40,875
Cumbria median annual salary £45,000 £51,782 £40,500
% change year-on-year -13.10% +27.86% -10.00%

2nd Line Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '2nd Line Desktop Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness.

2nd Line Desktop Support job vacancy trend in Barrow-in-Furness

2nd Line Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness

For the 6 months to 27 May 2026, 2nd Line Desktop Support 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 Barrow-in-Furness region featuring 2nd Line Desktop Support in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) User Experience
2 2 (40.00%) BitLocker
2 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (40.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 2 (40.00%) ITSM
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (40.00%) PowerShell
2 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) SCCM
2 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) ServiceNow
2 2 (40.00%) VBScript
2 2 (40.00%) Windows
2 2 (40.00%) Windows 10

2nd Line Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness 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 (40.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Windows
1 2 (40.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) User Experience
2 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (40.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 2 (40.00%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (40.00%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 2 (40.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (40.00%) ServiceNow