Service Desk Specialist Job Trends in the South East

Service Desk Specialist
England > South East

As of 30 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Service Desk Specialist salary in the South East.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 266 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Desk Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.010% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary - £27,500 -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 9,525 8,494 7,351
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.68% 92.19% 94.53%
Number of salaries quoted 5,913 4,583 5,338
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,575 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Service Desk Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Service Desk Specialist job vacancy trend in the South East

Service Desk Specialist
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Specialist job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Specialist job vacancies in the South East

Service Desk Specialist
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 Service Desk Specialist within the South East region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Berkshire - 1 - - 2
Thames Valley - 1 - - 2
Service Desk Specialist
England

Service Desk Specialist Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Service Desk Specialist 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 South East region featuring Service Desk Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint

Service Desk Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft