Help Desk Support
UK > England
The median Help Desk Support salary in England is £27,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 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 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 623 | 721 | 843 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +98 | +122 | +210 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Support | 66 | 120 | 74 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.13% | 0.14% | 0.084% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.091% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37 | 102 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,125 | £21,000 | £21,525 |
| 25th Percentile | £24,250 | £22,500 | £22,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £27,000 | £24,000 | £26,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -7.69% | -1.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £29,000 | £27,875 | £33,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £34,000 | £33,250 | £51,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £27,000 | £24,000 | £26,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -7.69% | -1.89% |
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 | 45,303 | 81,796 | 81,052 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.09% | 94.56% | 91.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,383 | 60,874 | 51,701 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,626 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,250 | £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 | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Help Desk Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Help Desk Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Help Desk Support
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Support in England.
Help Desk Support
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 Support within the England region over the 6 months to 20 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 | +66 | 28 | £34,000 | +41.67% | 3 |
| North of England | +43 | 20 | £27,000 | +16.88% | 5 |
| North West | -9 | 15 | £26,500 | +10.42% | 2 |
| Midlands | +43 | 8 | £27,500 | +14.58% | |
| East Midlands | +24 | 6 | £27,500 | +7.84% | |
| London | +122 | 5 | - | - | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +68 | 5 | £29,000 | +27.75% | 3 |
| South West | +91 | 4 | £25,250 | +5.21% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +44 | 2 | £22,500 | -6.25% | |
| East of England | +36 | 1 | £23,000 | -8.00% | |
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Help Desk Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, Help Desk Support 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 Support in the job title.
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Help Desk Support 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: