Service Desk Analyst Job Trends in South Lanarkshire
Service Desk Analyst
Scotland > South Lanarkshire
The median Service Desk Analyst salary in South Lanarkshire is £33,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Service Desk Analyst jobs | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in South Lanarkshire | 10.00% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 11.63% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £31,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £34,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £30,500 | £32,500 | £26,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.15% | +21.50% | +9.18% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
South Lanarkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in South Lanarkshire matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in South Lanarkshire matching a recognised job title | 43 | 22 | 12 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 86.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £34,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,000 | - | £38,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -10.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £59,250 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | - | £51,200 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £56,006 | £45,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.46% | -15.09% | +6.00% |
Service Desk Analyst Job Vacancy Trend in South Lanarkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Service Desk Analyst job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire.
Service Desk Analyst Salary Trend in South Lanarkshire
Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in South Lanarkshire.
Service Desk Analyst Job Locations in South Lanarkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Service Desk Analyst jobs within the South Lanarkshire region over the 6 months to 13 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Kilbride | - | 5 | £33,000 | - | 2 |
| Service Desk Analyst Scotland |
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Service Desk Analyst Skill Set Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire
For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, Service Desk Analyst job ads cited 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 Service Desk Analyst job ads across the South Lanarkshire region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Customer Service | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | Microsoft | 100.0% | 5 |
| 3 | Business Intelligence | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | Change Management | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | Client Onboarding | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | Continuous Improvement | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | Facilities Management | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | ITIL | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | JavaScript | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | JIRA | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | Microsoft Excel | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | Microsoft Office | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | Problem-Solving | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | Release Management | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | SaaS | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | Service Delivery | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | Stakeholder Management | 80.0% | 4 |
| 18 | Agile | 20.0% | 1 |
| 18 | AI | 20.0% | 1 |
| 18 | Coaching | 20.0% | 1 |
| 18 | Incident Management | 20.0% | 1 |
| 18 | OneLogin | 20.0% | 1 |
| 18 | SC Cleared | 20.0% | 1 |
| 18 | Security Cleared | 20.0% | 1 |
| 18 | SFIA | 20.0% | 1 |
| 18 | Splunk | 20.0% | 1 |
| 18 | YouTube | 20.0% | 1 |
Service Desk Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
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