Service Desk Technician Job Trends in Swindon

Service Desk Technician
Wiltshire > Swindon

The median Service Desk Technician salary in Swindon is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 August 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Desk Technician 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Swindon 0.26% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 - -
75th Percentile £33,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wiltshire median annual salary £32,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Swindon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Swindon. 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 Swindon with a recognized job title 356 139 330
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.28% 90.26% 94.29%
Number of salaries quoted 245 86 281
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £68,525 £70,000
Wiltshire median annual salary £55,000 £48,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.58% -4.00% -

Service Desk Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon

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 Swindon.

Service Desk Technician job vacancy trend in Swindon

Service Desk Technician
Salary Trend in Swindon

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

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Technician job vacancies in Swindon

Service Desk Technician Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swindon

For the 6 months to 2 August 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 Swindon region featuring Service Desk Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

Service Desk Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swindon 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft