Help Desk Analyst Job Trends in the East Midlands

Help Desk Analyst
England > East Midlands

The median Help Desk Analyst salary in the East Midlands is £26,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 - 123
Rank change year-on-year - - +43
Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Analyst 6 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.24% - 0.053%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% - 0.055%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25,750 - £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,500 - £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +126.19%
75th Percentile £27,250 - £48,750
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £28,500 £29,000 £24,000
% change year-on-year -1.72% +20.83% -9.43%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 the East Midlands with a recognized job title 2,295 2,111 1,813
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.24% 95.69% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1,540 934 1,464
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,750 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +0.02% -3.07%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,965
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.51% -5.75%

Help Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Help Desk Analyst job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Help Desk Analyst
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Analyst job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Analyst job vacancies in the East Midlands

Help Desk Analyst
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Analyst within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 January 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
Leicestershire - 6 £26,500 -
Help Desk Analyst
England

Help Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Help Desk Analyst 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 East Midlands region featuring Help Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 6 (100.00%) CCNA
1 6 (100.00%) Cisco
1 6 (100.00%) Cisco ASA
1 6 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 6 (100.00%) Cisco Nexus
1 6 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 6 (100.00%) Firewall
1 6 (100.00%) Meraki

Help Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 6 (100.00%) Cisco ASA
1 6 (100.00%) Cisco Nexus
1 6 (100.00%) Firewall
General
1 6 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 6 (100.00%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) CCNA
1 6 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Cisco
1 6 (100.00%) Meraki