2nd Line Service Desk Analyst Jobs in Scotland

Second Line Service Desk Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Second Line Service Desk Analyst salary in Scotland is £29,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 168 - 192
Rank change year-on-year - - +39
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst 1 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.029% - 0.086%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.037% - 0.091%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £24,450
25th Percentile £27,000 - £25,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 - £27,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -21.43%
75th Percentile £31,000 - £29,125
90th Percentile - - £29,350
UK median annual salary £30,750 £35,000 £28,537
% change year-on-year -12.14% +22.65% -4.88%

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 2,727 5,477 3,287
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 80.04% 96.99% 93.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,266 2,301 1,987
10th Percentile £25,550 £30,000 £28,450
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,645 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.63% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,625 £80,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in Scotland

2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Scotland

2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 22 August 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
DemandTrendPermanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow - 1 £29,000 -
2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
UK

2nd Line Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 22 August 2025, 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

2nd Line Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) VMware