Help Desk Manager Job Trends in Cheshire

Help Desk Manager
North West > Cheshire

The median Help Desk Manager salary in Cheshire is £61,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 October 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 85 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Manager 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.52% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £54,875 - -
25th Percentile £56,563 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 - -
75th Percentile £63,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £61,250 £33,000 -
% change year-on-year +85.61% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 641 889 470
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.57% 95.08% 97.51%
Number of salaries quoted 342 522 350
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £23,840
25th Percentile £32,563 £35,625 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £66,188
90th Percentile £77,500 £65,000 £77,550
North West median annual salary £49,250 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.50% -9.09% +4.76%

Help Desk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Help Desk Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Help Desk Manager job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Help Desk Manager
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Manager job vacancies in Cheshire.

Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Manager job vacancies in Cheshire

Help Desk Manager
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Manager within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 20 October 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
Chester - 1 £62,500 - 2
Northwich - 1 £60,000 - 5
Help Desk Manager
North West

Help Desk Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 20 October 2025, Help Desk Manager 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 Cheshire region featuring Help Desk Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (75.00%) Coaching
3 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
3 2 (50.00%) Cisco
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) DBS Check
3 2 (50.00%) Firmware
3 2 (50.00%) Linux
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (50.00%) Patch Management
3 2 (50.00%) People Management
3 2 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
3 2 (50.00%) Server Management
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (50.00%) VMware
3 2 (50.00%) Windows
3 2 (50.00%) Windows Server
4 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 1 (25.00%) Customer-Centricity
4 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (25.00%) Degree
4 1 (25.00%) Facilities Management
4 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
4 1 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery Management
4 1 (25.00%) User Experience

Help Desk Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Linux
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
1 2 (50.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (75.00%) Coaching
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) Patch Management
3 2 (50.00%) People Management
3 2 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
3 2 (50.00%) Server Management
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 1 (25.00%) Customer-Centricity
4 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (25.00%) Facilities Management
4 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
4 1 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery Management
4 1 (25.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) DBS Check
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (50.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Cisco
1 2 (50.00%) VMware