Service Desk Analyst Jobs in Scotland

Service Desk Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Service Desk Analyst salary in Scotland is £29,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 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
23 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 163 206 178
Rank change year-on-year +43 -28 +12
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Service Desk Analyst 7 31 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.21% 0.55% 0.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.57% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 6 8 14
10th Percentile £26,625 £22,000 £19,500
25th Percentile £27,063 £22,563 £20,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,250 £27,250 £23,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.34% +18.48% +17.20%
75th Percentile £33,063 £28,000 £26,875
90th Percentile £33,750 - £29,050
UK median annual salary £30,000 £27,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -1.82% +5.77%

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 2,711 5,442 3,277
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 79.92% 96.94% 93.74%
Number of salaries quoted 1,250 2,288 1,984
10th Percentile £25,500 £30,000 £27,575
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £38,922
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,645 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.63% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £65,750 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,375 £80,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Service Desk Analyst in Scotland

Service Desk Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Scotland

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 Service Desk Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 23 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 +103 4 £32,500 - 1
Edinburgh +24 2 £28,500 - 2
North Lanarkshire - 1 £28,500 - 2
Service Desk Analyst
UK

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 23 August 2025, 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 Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) ITIL
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Windows
2 3 (42.86%) Active Directory
3 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
4 1 (14.29%) Fintech
4 1 (14.29%) Windows Server
4 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
4 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (14.29%) Mobile Device Management
4 1 (14.29%) ServiceNow
4 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
4 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
4 1 (14.29%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (14.29%) ITSM
4 1 (14.29%) Back Office
4 1 (14.29%) Finance
4 1 (14.29%) VMware
4 1 (14.29%) Degree
4 1 (14.29%) Network Security
4 1 (14.29%) Time Management
4 1 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure

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:

Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Network Security
General
1 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Back Office
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 3 (42.86%) Windows
2 1 (14.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) ITIL
2 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
3 1 (14.29%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (14.29%) Fintech
3 1 (14.29%) ITSM
3 1 (14.29%) Mobile Device Management
3 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
System Software
1 3 (42.86%) Active Directory
2 1 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
1 1 (14.29%) ServiceNow
1 1 (14.29%) VMware