Service Desk Engineer Job Trends in Runcorn

Service Desk Engineer
Cheshire > Runcorn

The median Service Desk Engineer salary in Runcorn is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 April 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Desk Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Runcorn 2.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.63% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 - -
75th Percentile £28,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median annual salary £26,000 £34,000 £26,000
% change year-on-year -23.53% +30.77% -28.28%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Runcorn

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Runcorn. 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 Runcorn with a recognized job title 38 11 34
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 80.85% 42.31% 80.95%
Number of salaries quoted 24 4 12
10th Percentile £26,738 - £30,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £47,500 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year -26.32% +8.57% -2.78%
75th Percentile £45,000 £55,000 £51,563
90th Percentile £62,500 £57,250 £52,500
Cheshire median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £46,074
% change year-on-year +11.11% -2.33% -3.00%

Service Desk Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Runcorn

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

Service Desk Engineer job vacancy trend in Runcorn

Service Desk Engineer
Salary Trend in Runcorn

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Engineer job vacancies in Runcorn.

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Engineer job vacancies in Runcorn

Service Desk Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Runcorn

For the 6 months to 26 April 2026, Service Desk Engineer 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 Runcorn region featuring Service Desk Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) MCSA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification

Service Desk Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Runcorn 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) French Language
1 1 (100.00%) Spanish Language
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) MCSA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification