2nd Line Desktop Support Job Trends in Cumbria

Second Line Desktop Support
North West > Cumbria

The median Second Line Desktop Support salary in Cumbria 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 40 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Desktop Support 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cumbria 1.07% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.17% - -
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 - -
North West median annual salary £34,000 - £28,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cumbria

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cumbria. 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 Cumbria with a recognized job title 429 259 460
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.86% 93.50% 94.26%
Number of salaries quoted 285 150 355
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,782 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.10% +27.86% -10.00%
75th Percentile £53,750 £64,775 £53,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,708 £70,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.77% +6.00% -9.09%

2nd Line Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

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 Cumbria.

2nd Line Desktop Support job vacancy trend in Cumbria

2nd Line Desktop Support
Salary Trend in Cumbria

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support job vacancies in Cumbria.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support job vacancies in Cumbria

2nd Line Desktop Support
Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Desktop Support within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 27 May 2026. 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
Barrow-in-Furness - 5 £35,500 - 4
2nd Line Desktop Support
North West

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

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 Cumbria 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 Cumbria 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