Help Desk Assistant Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Help Desk Assistant
South East > Thames Valley

As of 16 June 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Help Desk Assistant salary in the Thames Valley.

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 176 - 255
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Assistant 1 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.017% - 0.069%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% - 0.073%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £25,000
75th Percentile - - £26,875
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary - - £25,625

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 5,490 2,966 6,893
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.43% 87.78% 94.52%
Number of salaries quoted 3,807 1,262 4,748
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,375 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,988 £77,750
South East median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -9.09%

Help Desk Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Help Desk Assistant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Help Desk Assistant job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Help Desk Assistant
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Assistant job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Assistant job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Help Desk Assistant
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Assistant within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 16 June 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
Buckinghamshire - 1 - - 1
Help Desk Assistant
South East

Help Desk Assistant Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 16 June 2026, Help Desk Assistant 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 Thames Valley region featuring Help Desk Assistant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) ODBC
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Help Desk Assistant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) ODBC
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory