2nd Line Desktop Support Analyst Job Trends in Manchester

Second Line Desktop Support Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Second Line Desktop Support Analyst salary in Manchester is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 March 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 - 192
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Desktop Support Analyst 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.047% - 0.044%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.052% - 0.046%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £32,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 - -
75th Percentile £36,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £34,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 3,816 1,931 4,311
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.49% 94.33% 95.10%
Number of salaries quoted 2,691 1,256 3,535
10th Percentile £30,500 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.43% +5.00% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,840 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £53,928 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.28% +7.86% -8.90%

2nd Line Desktop Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '2nd Line Desktop Support Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

2nd Line Desktop Support Analyst job vacancy trend in Manchester

2nd Line Desktop Support Analyst
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support Analyst job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support Analyst job vacancies in Manchester

2nd Line Desktop Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 26 March 2026, 2nd Line Desktop 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 Manchester region featuring 2nd Line Desktop Support Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) SLA
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10

2nd Line Desktop Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (100.00%) Law
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft