1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst Jobs in Central London

1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
London > Central London

The median 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst salary in Central London is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 157 183 236
Rank change year-on-year +26 +53 +58
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst 3 5 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 0.12% 0.13% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.14% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 3 5 9
10th Percentile £32,100 £34,150 £21,250
25th Percentile £32,250 £38,500 £25,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £44,000 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.45% +60.00% -35.29%
75th Percentile £37,500 £47,500 £33,750
90th Percentile - - £38,750
London median annual salary £31,500 £39,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -19.23% +20.00% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,297 3,585 4,963
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.37% 95.14% 95.94%
Number of salaries quoted 1,638 2,795 4,134
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,250 £54,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £72,500 £73,480
Median % change year-on-year - -1.33% +1.35%
75th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £112,500
London median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%

1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in Central London

1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
Salary Trend in Central London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in Central London.

Salary trend for 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in Central London

1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst within the Central London region over the 6 months to 10 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +28 3 £35,000 -21.35%
1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
London

1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Central London region featuring 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) ITSM
1 3 (100.00%) Law
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
3 1 (33.33%) SLA

1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (100.00%) Law
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (100.00%) ITSM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft