Service Desk Manager Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Service Desk Manager
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Service Desk Manager salary in South Yorkshire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 October 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 68 73
Rank change year-on-year +13 +5 +30
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Desk Manager 1 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 0.17% 0.10% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.11% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £37,200
25th Percentile - £37,500 £37,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £40,000 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% -1.23% -4.71%
75th Percentile - £42,500 £42,875
90th Percentile - - £43,400
Yorkshire median annual salary £62,500 £62,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +38.89% +14.65%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 548 933 600
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.88% 93.30% 94.34%
Number of salaries quoted 374 526 491
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,875 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,188 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £70,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -

Service Desk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Service Desk Manager job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Service Desk Manager
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Manager job vacancies in South Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Manager job vacancies in South Yorkshire

Service Desk Manager
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 Service Desk Manager within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 1 October 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
Doncaster - 1 £55,000 - 1
Service Desk Manager
Yorkshire

Service Desk Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, Service Desk Manager 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 Service Desk Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Trend Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture

Service Desk Manager 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Trend Analysis
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST