Help Desk Support Analyst Job Trends in Kent

Help Desk Support Analyst
South East > Kent

The median Help Desk Support Analyst salary in Kent is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 - 75
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Support Analyst 3 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.17% - 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,250 - £23,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 - £24,000
75th Percentile £28,750 - £25,000
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £30,000 £30,000 £24,000
% change year-on-year - +25.00% +2.13%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 1,638 586 1,047
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.07% 77.21% 96.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1,117 379 585
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -12.09% -9.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £73,450
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%

Help Desk Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Help Desk Support Analyst job vacancy trend in Kent

Help Desk Support Analyst
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Support Analyst job vacancies in Kent.

Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Support Analyst job vacancies in Kent

Help Desk Support Analyst
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Support Analyst within the Kent region over the 6 months to 18 September 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
Tonbridge - 1 - -
Help Desk Support Analyst
South East

Help Desk Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 18 September 2026, Help Desk Support Analyst 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 Kent region featuring Help Desk Support Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (100.00%) DHCP
1 3 (100.00%) DNS
1 3 (100.00%) Firewall
1 3 (100.00%) Gamification
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 3 (100.00%) SLA
1 3 (100.00%) WatchGuard
1 3 (100.00%) Windows

Help Desk Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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 3 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) DHCP
1 3 (100.00%) DNS
1 3 (100.00%) Firewall
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (100.00%) Gamification
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) WatchGuard