Help Desk Support Technician Jobs in Manchester

Help Desk Support Technician
North West > Manchester

The median Help Desk Support Technician salary in Manchester is £26,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 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
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 152 211 -
Rank change year-on-year +59 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Support Technician 4 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.18% 0.019% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.021% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,500 £250,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -89.40% - -
75th Percentile £27,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £26,500 £250,000 -
% change year-on-year -89.40% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 1,989 4,862 4,552
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.29% 94.50% 91.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,280 3,754 2,673
10th Percentile £32,475 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,143 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £54,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.26% -6.09% +4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £91,325 £81,250 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Help Desk Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings that featured Help Desk Support Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Help Desk Support Technician in Manchester

Help Desk Support Technician
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Support Technician in Manchester.

Salary trend for Help Desk Support Technician in Manchester

Help Desk Support Technician
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Support Technician within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 7 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
Oldham - 4 £26,500 -
Help Desk Support Technician
North West

Help Desk Support Technician Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, Help Desk Support 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 Manchester region featuring Help Desk Support Technician in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 4 (100.00%) Service Management
1 4 (100.00%) ITSM
1 4 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service

Help Desk Support Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) ITSM
1 4 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 4 (100.00%) Service Management
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft