1st/2nd Line Desktop Support Job Trends in Rochdale

1st/2nd Line Desktop Support
Manchester > Rochdale

The median 1st/2nd Line Desktop Support salary in Rochdale 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 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Desktop Support 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Rochdale 8.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 9.09% - -
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 - - -
Manchester median annual salary £29,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Rochdale

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Rochdale. 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 Rochdale with a recognized job title 22 48 9
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.67% 100.00% 90.00%
Number of salaries quoted 13 10 9
10th Percentile £28,300 - £29,300
25th Percentile £33,500 £29,500 £30,138
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,616 £33,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.14% -17.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £48,750 £45,313 £51,250
90th Percentile - £47,900 £54,500
Manchester median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% +9.09%

1st/2nd Line Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills and Capabilities in Rochdale

For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, 1st/2nd Line Desktop 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 Rochdale region featuring 1st/2nd Line Desktop 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 Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills and Capabilities in Rochdale 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