Service Desk Specialist Job Trends in Reading

Service Desk Specialist
Berkshire > Reading

As of 30 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Service Desk Specialist salary in Reading.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Desk Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Berkshire median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 537 732 942
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.11% 91.73% 93.18%
Number of salaries quoted 355 340 619
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £49,982 £38,130
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +13.64% -6.78%
75th Percentile £65,000 £80,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,250 £97,750 £83,750
Berkshire median annual salary £49,000 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -24.62% +18.18% -4.35%

Service Desk Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Service Desk Specialist job vacancy trend in Reading

Service Desk Specialist
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Specialist job vacancies in Reading.

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Specialist job vacancies in Reading

Service Desk Specialist Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Service Desk Specialist 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 Reading region featuring Service Desk Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint

Service Desk Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft