Help Desk Analyst Jobs in the South East

Help Desk Analyst
England > South East

The median Help Desk Analyst salary in the South East is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 May 2025.

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

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 288 354 369
Rank change year-on-year +66 +15 +99
Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Analyst 9 43 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.094% 0.26% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.27% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 3 29 14
10th Percentile £24,957 £22,000 £22,575
25th Percentile £25,442 £23,000 £23,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £24,000 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% -4.00% -15.25%
75th Percentile £29,375 £27,500 £28,750
90th Percentile £29,750 £33,250 £33,600
England median annual salary £27,500 £26,500 £27,500
% change year-on-year +3.77% -3.64% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 8,254 15,768 12,916
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.53% 94.01% 90.27%
Number of salaries quoted 4,528 11,302 8,136
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,000 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.54% -12.01% +1.33%

Help Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Help Desk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Help Desk Analyst in the South East

Help Desk Analyst
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Analyst in the South East.

Salary trend for Help Desk Analyst in the South East

Help Desk Analyst
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Analyst within the South East region over the 6 months to 16 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +58 6 - - 1
Buckinghamshire +36 6 - -
Hampshire +66 1 £27,500 +2.33%
Surrey +41 1 £30,000 +4.35%
Kent +19 1 £25,869 +7.79%
Help Desk Analyst
England

Help Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Help 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 South East region featuring Help Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft
1 8 (88.89%) Social Skills
2 7 (77.78%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (66.67%) Firewall
3 6 (66.67%) Service Delivery
3 6 (66.67%) Azure
3 6 (66.67%) Remote Monitoring and Management
4 2 (22.22%) Customer Service
4 2 (22.22%) SLA
4 2 (22.22%) Active Directory
5 1 (11.11%) Project Management
5 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (11.11%) Windows
5 1 (11.11%) SharePoint
5 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (11.11%) Change Management
5 1 (11.11%) Advertising
5 1 (11.11%) Mac OS
5 1 (11.11%) ServiceNow
5 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (11.11%) Entra ID
5 1 (11.11%) Ticket Management
5 1 (11.11%) assyst
5 1 (11.11%) Incident Management
5 1 (11.11%) Marketing
5 1 (11.11%) Degree
5 1 (11.11%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (11.11%) Apple iOS
5 1 (11.11%) Google Workspace
5 1 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity

Help Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (11.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (11.11%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (11.11%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 7 (77.78%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (66.67%) Azure
3 1 (11.11%) Entra ID
3 1 (11.11%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 6 (66.67%) Firewall
General
1 8 (88.89%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Advertising
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (11.11%) Marketing
2 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Apple iOS
1 1 (11.11%) Mac OS
1 1 (11.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Remote Monitoring and Management
1 6 (66.67%) Service Delivery
2 2 (22.22%) Customer Service
3 1 (11.11%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (11.11%) Change Management
3 1 (11.11%) Incident Management
3 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (11.11%) Project Management
3 1 (11.11%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (22.22%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Freshdesk
2 1 (11.11%) ServiceNow