Help Desk Engineer
UK > England
The median Help Desk Engineer salary in England is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 659 | 793 | 872 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +134 | +79 | +230 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Engineer | 12 | 38 | 59 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.025% | 0.044% | 0.065% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.028% | 0.047% | 0.071% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 34 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £21,000 | £23,275 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,000 | £22,125 | £26,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £34,000 | £30,500 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.48% | +1.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £37,000 | £32,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £34,200 | £51,250 | £33,050 |
| UK median annual salary | £34,000 | £30,500 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.48% | +1.67% | +3.45% |
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 | 43,417 | 81,048 | 82,564 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.53% | 94.49% | 91.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,595 | 60,528 | 52,373 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
Help Desk Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Help Desk Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Help Desk Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Engineer in England.
Help Desk Engineer
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 Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 9 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 |
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| South East | +87 | 8 | £34,000 | +7.94% | 2 |
| North of England | +38 | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| North West | +11 | 3 | - | - | |
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Help Desk Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, Help Desk Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Help Desk Engineer 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: