Service Desk Technician
UK > England
The median Service Desk Technician salary in England is £36,000 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 | 682 | 794 | 905 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +112 | +111 | +225 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Service Desk Technician | 4 | 39 | 17 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.008% | 0.045% | 0.019% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.009% | 0.048% | 0.021% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 33 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £26,000 | £24,150 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £27,500 | £25,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £36,000 | £30,000 | £26,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | +15.38% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £37,000 | £32,500 | £39,909 |
| 90th Percentile | £38,800 | £33,600 | £41,042 |
| UK median annual salary | £36,000 | £30,000 | £26,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | +15.38% | +1.96% |
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% | - |
Service Desk Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Service Desk Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Service Desk Technician
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Service Desk Technician in England.
Service Desk Technician
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Service Desk Technician 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 |
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| South East | +92 | 3 | £36,000 | +12.50% | |
| Yorkshire | +58 | 1 | £40,000 | +33.33% | |
| North of England | +37 | 1 | £40,000 | +33.33% | 3 |
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Service Desk Technician Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, Service Desk Technician 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 Service Desk Technician in the job title.
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Service Desk Technician 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:
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