Service Desk Support Job Trends in Peterborough

Service Desk Support
Cambridgeshire > Peterborough

The median Service Desk Support salary in Peterborough is £27,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - 22
Rank change year-on-year - - +29
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Desk Support 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Peterborough 0.59% - 2.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.61% - 2.47%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £21,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 - £23,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.44%
75th Percentile - - £25,250
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £27,000 £30,000 £22,750
% change year-on-year -10.00% +31.87% +1.11%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Peterborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Peterborough. 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 Peterborough with a recognized job title 164 125 81
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.47% 88.03% 95.29%
Number of salaries quoted 120 61 70
10th Percentile £27,950 £32,500 £24,750
25th Percentile £29,438 £35,000 £30,357
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - +12.50%
75th Percentile £68,750 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £78,500 £66,250
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - +1.85% -1.82%

Service Desk Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Peterborough

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

Service Desk Support job vacancy trend in Peterborough

Service Desk Support
Salary Trend in Peterborough

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Support job vacancies in Peterborough.

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Support job vacancies in Peterborough

Service Desk Support Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Service 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 Peterborough region featuring Service Desk Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Service Desk Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow