Service Desk Engineer Job Trends in Bolton

Service Desk Engineer
Manchester > Bolton

The median Service Desk Engineer salary in Bolton is £24,375 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Desk Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 2.86% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 4.17% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,375 - -
Manchester median annual salary £24,375 £46,250 £32,500
% change year-on-year -47.30% +42.31% +30.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bolton. 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 Bolton with a recognized job title 48 96 54
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 68.57% 87.27% 94.74%
Number of salaries quoted 29 58 39
10th Percentile £28,793 £29,275 £29,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,563 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -15.00% +53.85%
75th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £64,000
Manchester median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.35%

Service Desk Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

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

Service Desk Engineer job vacancy trend in Bolton

Service Desk Engineer
Salary Trend in Bolton

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Engineer job vacancies in Bolton.

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Engineer job vacancies in Bolton

Service Desk Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Service Desk Engineer 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 Bolton region featuring Service Desk Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Jamf Pro
1 2 (100.00%) LAN
1 2 (100.00%) Line Management
1 2 (100.00%) Meraki
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (100.00%) SmoothWall
1 2 (100.00%) WAN
1 2 (100.00%) Windows

Service Desk Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) LAN
1 2 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 2 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Line Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Jamf Pro
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (100.00%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco
1 2 (100.00%) Meraki
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft