Help Desk Support Technician Job Trends in the UK excluding London
Help Desk Support Technician UK> UK excluding London
The median Help Desk Support Technician salary in the UK excluding London is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
6 months to 24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
531
589
566
Rank change year-on-year
+58
-23
+238
Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Support Technician
10
12
3
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title
30,883
46,325
30,704
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
89.67%
95.32%
95.96%
Number of salaries quoted
17,809
25,292
23,048
10th Percentile
£26,750
£30,000
£28,000
25th Percentile
£32,000
£40,000
£38,039
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£45,390
£50,000
£52,500
Median % change year-on-year
-9.22%
-4.76%
-
75th Percentile
£63,750
£65,250
£67,500
90th Percentile
£80,000
£80,000
£80,000
UK median annual salary
£52,500
£56,500
£60,000
% change year-on-year
-7.08%
-5.83%
-
Help Desk Support Technician Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Help Desk Support Technician' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Help Desk Support Technician Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Support Technician job vacancies in the UK excluding London.
Help Desk Support Technician Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Support Technician within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 24 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.
Help Desk Support Technician Skill Set Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 24 October 2025, Help Desk Support 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 UK excluding London region featuring Help Desk Support Technician in the job title.
Help Desk Support Technician Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:
