Service Desk Support Job Trends in Merseyside
Service Desk Support
North West > Merseyside
The median Service Desk Support salary in Merseyside is £33,227 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 69 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Service Desk Support jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside | 0.078% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.088% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,227 | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | £33,000 | - | £29,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +11.54% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Merseyside
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Merseyside matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Merseyside matching a recognised job title | 1,140 | 562 | 666 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 88.58% | 88.23% | 91.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 769 | 289 | 434 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £30,780 | £37,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £74,000 | £77,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,000 | £49,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -1.00% | -9.09% |
Service Desk Support Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Service Desk Support job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.
Service Desk Support Salary Trend in Merseyside
Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Support job vacancies in Merseyside.
Service Desk Support Job Locations in Merseyside
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Service Desk Support jobs within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 12 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birkenhead | - | 1 | £33,227 | - | |
| Service Desk Support North West |
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Service Desk Support Skill Set Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside
For the 6 months to 12 November 2026, Service Desk Support job ads cited 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 Service Desk Support job ads across the Merseyside region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Incident Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ISO/IEC 20000 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ITIL | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SC Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Service Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Windows | 100.0% | 1 |
Service Desk Support Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT Support Analyst | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | IT Support Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Service Desk Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Service Desk Support Analyst | 100.0% | 1 |