1st/2nd Line Help Desk Support Job Trends in the North West

1st/2nd Line Help Desk Support
England > North West

The median 1st/2nd Line Help Desk Support salary in the North West is £29,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 October 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 233 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Help Desk Support 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.038% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.043% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 - -
75th Percentile £31,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £29,000 - £26,000
% change year-on-year - - -3.70%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 4,602 7,161 4,156
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.19% 95.20% 95.74%
Number of salaries quoted 2,256 4,209 3,181
10th Percentile £26,847 £30,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £42,439
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

1st/2nd Line Help Desk Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '1st/2nd Line Help Desk Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

1st/2nd Line Help Desk Support job vacancy trend in the North West

1st/2nd Line Help Desk Support
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Help Desk Support job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Help Desk Support job vacancies in the North West

1st/2nd Line Help Desk Support
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Help Desk Support within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 October 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
Manchester - 2 £29,000 - 2
1st/2nd Line Help Desk Support
England

1st/2nd Line Help Desk Support Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, 1st/2nd Line Help Desk Support 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 North West region featuring 1st/2nd Line Help Desk Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service

1st/2nd Line Help Desk Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft