Help Desk Engineer
England > North of England
The median Help Desk Engineer salary in the North of England is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 261 | - | 276 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +155 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Engineer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England | 0.010% | - | 0.014% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.012% | - | 0.015% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £27,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | - | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £32,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £36,500 | £32,000 | £25,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.06% | +28.00% | -13.79% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title | 8,691 | 10,241 | 6,871 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 86.83% | 94.14% | 96.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,894 | 5,323 | 5,309 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £30,800 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £40,000 | £39,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £80,000 | £82,548 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | - |
Help Desk Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Help Desk Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
Help Desk Engineer
Salary Trend in the North of England
Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Engineer job vacancies in the North of England.
Help Desk Engineer
Job Locations in the North of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Engineer within the North of England region over the 6 months to 10 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West | - | 1 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| Help Desk Engineer England |
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