Help Desk Support Technician Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Help Desk Support Technician
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The median Help Desk Support Technician salary in Northamptonshire is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 December 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Support Technician 7 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 1.69% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.77% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
East Midlands median annual salary £40,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Northamptonshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northamptonshire. 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 Northamptonshire with a recognized job title 396 490 347
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.42% 98.00% 96.66%
Number of salaries quoted 286 219 268
10th Percentile £26,875 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -7.41% +13.68%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £77,500
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -

Help Desk Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Help Desk Support Technician' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire.

Help Desk Support Technician job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

Help Desk Support Technician
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Support Technician job vacancies in Northamptonshire.

Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Support Technician job vacancies in Northamptonshire

Help Desk Support Technician
Job Locations in Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 15 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
Northampton - 5 - -
Help Desk Support Technician
East Midlands

Help Desk Support Technician Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire

For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, Help Desk Support Technician 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 Northamptonshire region featuring Help Desk Support Technician in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Mathematics
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft 365
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft Certification
1 5 (71.43%) SLA

Help Desk Support Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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 5 (71.43%) Microsoft 365
General
1 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Mathematics
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (71.43%) SLA
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft