First Line Help Desk Analyst Job Trends in England

First Line Help Desk Analyst
UK > England

The median First Line Help Desk Analyst salary in England is £26,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 January 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 607 666 664
Rank change year-on-year +59 -2 +290
Permanent jobs requiring a First Line Help Desk Analyst 2 8 14
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.004% 0.017% 0.029%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.018% 0.031%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 14
10th Percentile £25,125 £22,265 £21,250
25th Percentile £25,313 £23,788 £22,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,250 £26,184 £23,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.25% +13.84% -8.00%
75th Percentile £27,813 £29,188 £25,000
90th Percentile £28,375 £32,675 £27,100
UK median annual salary £26,250 £25,869 £23,000
% change year-on-year +1.47% +12.47% -4.17%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 47,724 44,763 45,870
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.79% 92.74% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 30,098 23,495 35,857
10th Percentile £28,697 £33,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £59,059
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +1.59% -3.97%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,474 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

First Line Help Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

First Line Help Desk Analyst job vacancy trend in England

First Line Help Desk Analyst
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for First Line Help Desk Analyst job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for First Line Help Desk Analyst job vacancies in England

First Line Help Desk Analyst
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing First Line Help Desk Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 9 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
South East +27 1 £27,500 +6.31% 1
West Midlands - 1 £25,000 -
Midlands - 1 £25,000 -
First Line Help Desk Analyst
UK

First Line Help Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 9 January 2026, First Line 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 England region featuring First Line Help Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (50.00%) DHCP
2 1 (50.00%) DNS
2 1 (50.00%) Firewall
2 1 (50.00%) Gamification
2 1 (50.00%) HCL Notes
2 1 (50.00%) Lotus
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Proactive Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (50.00%) SLA
2 1 (50.00%) WatchGuard
2 1 (50.00%) Windows

First Line Help Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 1 (50.00%) HCL Notes
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) DHCP
1 1 (50.00%) DNS
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Gamification
2 1 (50.00%) Proactive Monitoring
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Lotus
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) WatchGuard