Help Desk Support Job Trends in Hampshire

Help Desk Support
South East > Hampshire

The median Help Desk Support salary in Hampshire is £27,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 103 190
Rank change year-on-year -22 +87 -26
Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Support 6 8 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 0.17% 0.50% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.53% 0.027%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,500 - £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 - £31,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +24.00%
75th Percentile £29,000 - £31,500
90th Percentile £31,625 - -
South East median annual salary £27,500 £34,000 £24,000
% change year-on-year -19.12% +41.67% -4.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 3,412 1,507 3,719
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.76% 93.95% 94.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2,401 1,072 2,926
10th Percentile £29,500 £28,550 £26,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.77% +6.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £75,000
South East median annual salary £50,001 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Help Desk Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Help Desk Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Help Desk Support job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Help Desk Support
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Support job vacancies in Hampshire.

Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Support job vacancies in Hampshire

Help Desk Support
Job Locations in Hampshire

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 Hampshire region over the 6 months to 7 May 2026. 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
Farnborough - 1 £32,500 -
Help Desk Support
South East

Help Desk Support Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 7 May 2026, Help Desk Support job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Hampshire region featuring Help Desk Support in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (83.33%) Client Onboarding
2 5 (83.33%) Customer Service
2 5 (83.33%) Incident Management
2 5 (83.33%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (83.33%) Process Improvement
2 5 (83.33%) Windows
3 4 (66.67%) Creative Thinking
3 4 (66.67%) Decision-Making
3 4 (66.67%) Time Management
4 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
5 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
5 1 (16.67%) Break/Fix
5 1 (16.67%) Fintech
5 1 (16.67%) HNC
5 1 (16.67%) JavaScript
5 1 (16.67%) JSON
5 1 (16.67%) Mentoring
5 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (16.67%) SQL
5 1 (16.67%) XenApp

Help Desk Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft 365
General
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Onboarding
2 4 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (16.67%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 5 (83.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (83.33%) Client Onboarding
2 5 (83.33%) Customer Service
2 5 (83.33%) Incident Management
2 5 (83.33%) Process Improvement
3 4 (66.67%) Creative Thinking
3 4 (66.67%) Decision-Making
3 4 (66.67%) Time Management
4 1 (16.67%) Break/Fix
4 1 (16.67%) Fintech
4 1 (16.67%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) JavaScript
1 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) HNC
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Certified Professional
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
1 1 (16.67%) XenApp
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft