1st Line Service Desk Analyst Job Trends in England

First Line Service Desk Analyst
UK > England

The median First Line Service Desk Analyst salary in England is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 January 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 586 650 633
Rank change year-on-year +64 -17 +222
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Service Desk Analyst 28 28 37
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.053% 0.057% 0.078%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.059% 0.062% 0.082%
Number of salaries quoted 28 16 36
10th Percentile £23,875 £21,563 £21,000
25th Percentile £24,750 £25,313 £21,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £27,750 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.90% +11.00% -1.72%
75th Percentile £33,750 £30,406 £25,438
90th Percentile - £35,575 £28,750
UK median annual salary £28,000 £27,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year +1.82% +10.00% -

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 47,793 45,221 45,352
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.80% 92.75% 95.13%
Number of salaries quoted 30,115 23,851 35,458
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 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +0.80% -3.21%
75th Percentile £75,000 £79,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

1st Line Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '1st Line Service Desk Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

1st Line Service Desk Analyst job vacancy trend in England

1st Line Service Desk Analyst
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for 1st Line Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for 1st Line Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in England

1st Line Service Desk Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing 1st Line Service Desk Analyst in England over the 6 months to 8 January 2026.

Salary histogram for 1st Line Service Desk Analyst in England

1st Line Service 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 1st Line Service Desk Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 8 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 +36 16 £28,000 +5.66%
North of England +1 5 £32,500 +16.07% 1
Midlands - 5 £24,750 -
Yorkshire -11 4 £32,500 +22.64%
East Midlands - 4 £24,750 -
London +56 1 £33,000 +4.93%
East of England +24 1 £27,000 +3.85%
North West +12 1 £26,000 -7.14% 1
West Midlands - 1 £25,000 -
1st Line Service Desk Analyst
UK

1st Line Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 8 January 2026, 1st Line Service 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 1st Line Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 16 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
1 16 (57.14%) Windows
2 11 (39.29%) Active Directory
2 11 (39.29%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (35.71%) Customer Service
4 9 (32.14%) Azure
4 9 (32.14%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (32.14%) Microsoft
4 9 (32.14%) Windows 10
5 8 (28.57%) SLA
6 6 (21.43%) ITSM
6 6 (21.43%) ServiceNow
7 5 (17.86%) ITIL
8 4 (14.29%) ConnectWise
8 4 (14.29%) Internet
8 4 (14.29%) TCP/IP
9 2 (7.14%) Citrix
10 1 (3.57%) Aruba
10 1 (3.57%) Asset Management
10 1 (3.57%) Break/Fix
10 1 (3.57%) Cisco
10 1 (3.57%) Draytek
10 1 (3.57%) Firewall
10 1 (3.57%) Fortinet
10 1 (3.57%) HCL Notes
10 1 (3.57%) Knowledge Management
10 1 (3.57%) Lotus
10 1 (3.57%) Meraki
10 1 (3.57%) Power Platform
10 1 (3.57%) PowerApps

1st Line Service 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 (3.57%) HCL Notes
1 1 (3.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (39.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 16 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (32.14%) Azure
3 1 (3.57%) Power Platform
3 1 (3.57%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 4 (14.29%) Internet
1 4 (14.29%) TCP/IP
2 1 (3.57%) Firewall
2 1 (3.57%) VPN
2 1 (3.57%) Wireless
General
1 5 (17.86%) Social Skills
2 4 (14.29%) Law
3 2 (7.14%) Finance
4 1 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 5 (17.86%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 16 (57.14%) Windows
2 9 (32.14%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (35.71%) Customer Service
2 9 (32.14%) Continuous Improvement
3 6 (21.43%) ITSM
4 5 (17.86%) ITIL
5 1 (3.57%) Asset Management
5 1 (3.57%) Break/Fix
5 1 (3.57%) Knowledge Management
5 1 (3.57%) Presales
5 1 (3.57%) Proactive Monitoring
5 1 (3.57%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (3.57%) Project Delivery
5 1 (3.57%) Project Planning
5 1 (3.57%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (3.57%) Risk Analysis
5 1 (3.57%) Service Management
5 1 (3.57%) User Experience
5 1 (3.57%) Vulnerability Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (28.57%) SLA
System Software
1 11 (39.29%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.57%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (3.57%) SCCM
Vendors
1 9 (32.14%) Microsoft
2 6 (21.43%) ServiceNow
3 4 (14.29%) ConnectWise
4 2 (7.14%) Citrix
5 1 (3.57%) Aruba
5 1 (3.57%) Cisco
5 1 (3.57%) Draytek
5 1 (3.57%) Fortinet
5 1 (3.57%) Lotus
5 1 (3.57%) Meraki
5 1 (3.57%) Sophos