Service Desk Manager Job Trends in Dorset

Service Desk Manager
South West > Dorset

The median Service Desk Manager salary in Dorset is £58,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
11 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Desk Manager 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.44% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £56,300 - -
25th Percentile £56,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 - -
75th Percentile £58,750 - -
90th Percentile £58,900 - -
South West median annual salary £57,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -5.00% +13.64%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 439 375 356
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.64% 97.40% 96.22%
Number of salaries quoted 318 214 302
10th Percentile £27,707 £32,450 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £56,250 £58,438 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £64,625 £73,750
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,950
% change year-on-year -3.85% +2.06% +1.90%

Service Desk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Service Desk Manager job vacancy trend in Dorset

Service Desk Manager
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Manager job vacancies in Dorset.

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Manager job vacancies in Dorset

Service Desk Manager Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Service 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 Dorset region featuring Service Desk Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) People Management
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) SAN
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow

Service Desk Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) SAN
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) People Management
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow