Help Desk Manager Jobs in England

Help Desk Manager
UK > England

The median Help Desk Manager salary in England is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 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
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 526 786 906
Rank change year-on-year +260 +120 +237
Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Manager 150 49 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.31% 0.057% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.060% 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 14 46 12
10th Percentile £37,500 £25,000 -
25th Percentile £39,688 £28,000 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -20.00% +28.21%
75th Percentile £62,500 £54,688 £59,375
90th Percentile - £56,000 £67,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £41,250 £44,500
% change year-on-year +15.15% -7.30% +14.10%

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 44,182 81,825 80,489
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.87% 94.55% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 23,287 60,848 51,240
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,800 £53,000 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +7.17% -12.83% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £82,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Help Desk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Help Desk Manager in England

Help Desk Manager
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Help Desk Manager in England

Help Desk Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Help Desk Manager in England over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Help Desk Manager in England

Help Desk Manager
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 Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 22 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
Yorkshire +169 136 - - 1
North of England +164 136 - - 2
South East +94 9 £55,000 +96.43% 5
East of England +44 5 £47,500 -5.00%
Help Desk Manager
UK

Help Desk Manager Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, Help Desk Manager 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 Manager in the job title.

1 146 (97.33%) Social Skills
2 141 (94.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 141 (94.00%) Degree
3 136 (90.67%) Mathematics
3 136 (90.67%) Physics
3 136 (90.67%) Electronics
3 136 (90.67%) Manufacturing
3 136 (90.67%) Presentation Skills
3 136 (90.67%) Marketing
4 14 (9.33%) ITSM
5 10 (6.67%) Service Management
5 10 (6.67%) ITIL
5 10 (6.67%) Customer Service
6 7 (4.67%) Service Delivery
7 5 (3.33%) Change Management
7 5 (3.33%) Windows
7 5 (3.33%) CRM
7 5 (3.33%) Microsoft
7 5 (3.33%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (3.33%) Project Management
7 5 (3.33%) IT Governance
7 5 (3.33%) Computer Science
7 5 (3.33%) Performance Management
7 5 (3.33%) Budget Management
7 5 (3.33%) Mentoring
7 5 (3.33%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (3.33%) Performance Metrics
7 5 (3.33%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (3.33%) Problem-Solving

Help Desk Manager 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:

General
1 146 (97.33%) Social Skills
2 136 (90.67%) Electronics
2 136 (90.67%) Manufacturing
2 136 (90.67%) Marketing
2 136 (90.67%) Presentation Skills
3 5 (3.33%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (3.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (94.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 136 (90.67%) Mathematics
2 136 (90.67%) Physics
3 14 (9.33%) ITSM
4 10 (6.67%) Customer Service
4 10 (6.67%) ITIL
4 10 (6.67%) Service Management
5 7 (4.67%) Service Delivery
6 5 (3.33%) Budget Management
6 5 (3.33%) Change Management
6 5 (3.33%) Computer Science
6 5 (3.33%) CRM
6 5 (3.33%) IT Governance
6 5 (3.33%) Mentoring
6 5 (3.33%) Performance Management
6 5 (3.33%) Performance Metrics
6 5 (3.33%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (3.33%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 141 (94.00%) Degree
2 5 (3.33%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 5 (3.33%) Microsoft