Help Desk Support Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Help Desk Support
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Help Desk Support salary in South Yorkshire is £26,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Support 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 0.25% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £23,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,250 - -
75th Percentile £28,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Yorkshire median annual salary £26,250 £27,500 -
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Yorkshire. 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 South Yorkshire with a recognized job title 1,467 552 1,082
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.32% 91.54% 93.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1,073 389 786
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,087 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £30,625 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £46,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -8.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £65,640 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,500 £75,772
Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.76%

Help Desk Support
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Help Desk Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire.

Help Desk Support job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Help Desk Support
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Support job vacancies in South Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Support job vacancies in South Yorkshire

Help Desk Support
Job Locations in South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Support within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 6 August 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Doncaster - 4 £26,250 - 1
Help Desk Support
Yorkshire

Help Desk Support Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 6 August 2026, Help Desk Support 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 Yorkshire region featuring Help Desk Support in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (50.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
1 2 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (50.00%) DHCP
1 2 (50.00%) DNS
1 2 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (50.00%) IT Asset Management
1 2 (50.00%) ITSM
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (50.00%) OneDrive
1 2 (50.00%) Patch Management
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (50.00%) Service Management
1 2 (50.00%) SharePoint
1 2 (50.00%) Software Deployment
1 2 (50.00%) VPN
1 2 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
1 2 (50.00%) Windows

Help Desk Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (50.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
1 2 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (50.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) DHCP
1 2 (50.00%) DNS
1 2 (50.00%) VPN
1 2 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (50.00%) IT Asset Management
1 2 (50.00%) ITSM
1 2 (50.00%) Patch Management
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (50.00%) Service Management
1 2 (50.00%) Software Deployment
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft