Help Desk Analyst Jobs in England

Help Desk Analyst
UK > England

The median Help Desk Analyst salary in England is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 633 708 821
Rank change year-on-year +75 +113 +245
Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Analyst 53 125 101
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.11% 0.14% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.15% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 47 110 77
10th Percentile £24,125 £20,500 £21,250
25th Percentile £25,625 £21,906 £22,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £26,500 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.77% -3.64% -
75th Percentile £30,000 £29,500 £33,750
90th Percentile £32,500 £33,250 £37,700
UK median annual salary £27,500 £26,500 £27,250
% change year-on-year +3.77% -2.75% -0.91%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 44,992 81,767 80,747
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.03% 94.55% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 24,381 60,882 51,425
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,125 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £53,000 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +5.66% -12.83% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,320 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.37% -12.50% -

Help Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Help Desk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Help Desk Analyst in England

Help Desk Analyst
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Analyst in England.

Salary trend for Help Desk Analyst in England

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 Help Desk Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 19 May 2025. 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
Midlands +53 15 £26,250 +6.06%
Yorkshire +73 13 £29,000 +38.10% 4
North of England +41 13 £29,000 +38.10% 5
London +103 11 £30,000 +1.69% 8
South East +60 9 £27,500 +14.58% 3
East Midlands +30 9 £27,500 +3.77%
West Midlands +21 6 £24,000 +4.35%
South West +108 5 £25,250 +7.45% 1
Help Desk Analyst
UK

Help Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, Help Desk Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Help Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 39 (73.58%) Microsoft 365
2 33 (62.26%) Social Skills
3 28 (52.83%) Microsoft
4 24 (45.28%) Windows
5 23 (43.40%) Problem-Solving
6 19 (35.85%) Customer Service
7 16 (30.19%) Active Directory
7 16 (30.19%) Azure
8 12 (22.64%) ITIL
8 12 (22.64%) VoIP
9 11 (20.75%) Windows Server
10 10 (18.87%) SharePoint
11 8 (15.09%) A+ Certification
11 8 (15.09%) Windows 10
12 7 (13.21%) Cybersecurity
12 7 (13.21%) Analytical Skills
12 7 (13.21%) Entra ID
12 7 (13.21%) Service Delivery
12 7 (13.21%) Telecoms
12 7 (13.21%) SQL
13 6 (11.32%) Apple iOS
13 6 (11.32%) Content Management
13 6 (11.32%) Firewall
13 6 (11.32%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 5 (9.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 5 (9.43%) SLA
14 5 (9.43%) Android
15 4 (7.55%) Google Workspace
15 4 (7.55%) Network+ Certification
15 4 (7.55%) ITSM

Help Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 10 (18.87%) SharePoint
2 2 (3.77%) IBM Notes
3 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (5.66%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.89%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (3.77%) SAP Business One
2 1 (1.89%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 39 (73.58%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (30.19%) Azure
3 7 (13.21%) Entra ID
4 4 (7.55%) Google Workspace
5 2 (3.77%) AWS
5 2 (3.77%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.89%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 12 (22.64%) VoIP
2 6 (11.32%) Firewall
3 1 (1.89%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (1.89%) Network Security
3 1 (1.89%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (1.89%) JIRA
General
1 33 (62.26%) Social Skills
2 7 (13.21%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (13.21%) Telecoms
3 5 (9.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (3.77%) Finance
4 2 (3.77%) Retail
5 1 (1.89%) Advertising
5 1 (1.89%) Law
5 1 (1.89%) Marketing
5 1 (1.89%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.55%) Driving Licence
2 2 (3.77%) Data Centre
2 2 (3.77%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 24 (45.28%) Windows
2 11 (20.75%) Windows Server
3 8 (15.09%) Windows 10
4 6 (11.32%) Apple iOS
5 5 (9.43%) Android
6 1 (1.89%) Linux
6 1 (1.89%) Mac OS
6 1 (1.89%) Mac OS X
6 1 (1.89%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (43.40%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (35.85%) Customer Service
3 12 (22.64%) ITIL
4 7 (13.21%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (13.21%) Service Delivery
5 6 (11.32%) Content Management
5 6 (11.32%) Remote Monitoring and Management
6 4 (7.55%) ITSM
7 3 (5.66%) Change Management
8 2 (3.77%) Antivirus Management
8 2 (3.77%) Asset Management
8 2 (3.77%) Collaborative Culture
8 2 (3.77%) Continuous Improvement
8 2 (3.77%) Information Security
8 2 (3.77%) Knowledge Management
8 2 (3.77%) Mobile Device Management
8 2 (3.77%) Proactive Monitoring
9 1 (1.89%) Analytical Thinking
9 1 (1.89%) Task Automation
9 1 (1.89%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (13.21%) SQL
2 1 (1.89%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (15.09%) A+ Certification
2 4 (7.55%) Network+ Certification
3 2 (3.77%) Degree
4 1 (1.89%) CCNP
4 1 (1.89%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (1.89%) MCSA
4 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.43%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (30.19%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.89%) XenApp
Vendors
1 28 (52.83%) Microsoft
2 4 (7.55%) ServiceNow
3 3 (5.66%) Apple
3 3 (5.66%) Google
4 2 (3.77%) Lotus
4 2 (3.77%) Salesforce
4 2 (3.77%) SAP
4 2 (3.77%) Sun
5 1 (1.89%) Cisco
5 1 (1.89%) Citrix
5 1 (1.89%) Freshdesk
5 1 (1.89%) VMware