Service Desk Technician Job Trends in Surrey

Service Desk Technician
South East > Surrey

The median Service Desk Technician salary in Surrey is £27,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 99 88
Rank change year-on-year +1 -11 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Desk Technician 1 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 0.061% 0.25% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.069% 0.28% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,875 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,250 £36,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.31% -20.00% -
75th Percentile £27,625 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £27,250 £32,000 £28,504
% change year-on-year -14.84% +12.26% +16.34%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Surrey

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title 1,454 1,072 1,013
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.77% 88.96% 92.51%
Number of salaries quoted 912 542 713
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,000 £28,821
25th Percentile £34,250 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -8.70%
75th Percentile £62,500 £73,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £73,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%

Service Desk Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Service Desk Technician job vacancy trend in Surrey

Service Desk Technician
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Technician job vacancies in Surrey.

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Technician job vacancies in Surrey

Service Desk Technician Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Service Desk Technician 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 Surrey region featuring Service Desk Technician 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%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint

Service Desk Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft