First Line Help Desk Support Jobs

First Line Help Desk Support
UK

The median First Line Help Desk Support salary in the UK is £24,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 844 991 1185
Rank change year-on-year +147 +194 -323
Permanent jobs requiring a First Line Help Desk Support 67 8 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.068% 0.008% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.072% 0.008% 0.019%
Number of salaries quoted 67 8 28
10th Percentile £21,000 £23,500 £21,250
25th Percentile £22,125 £24,625 £21,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,000 £25,000 £26,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% +18.18%
75th Percentile £25,000 £27,813 £30,250
90th Percentile £25,100 £29,125 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £24,000 £25,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% -9.09% +26.44%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 93,212 94,769 150,357
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.51% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 66,814 59,630 85,382
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,225
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

First Line Help Desk Support
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured First Line Help Desk Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for First Line Help Desk Support in the UK

First Line Help Desk Support
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing First Line Help Desk Support.

Salary trend for First Line Help Desk Support in the UK

First Line Help Desk Support
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing First Line Help Desk Support over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for First Line Help Desk Support in the UK

First Line Help Desk Support
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing First Line Help Desk Support within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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
UK excluding London +51 67 £24,000 -4.00% 8
England +145 63 £24,000 -4.00% 8
South East +37 23 £24,000 -4.00% 2
North of England +47 13 £21,000 -23.64% 3
Midlands +28 13 £24,000 -9.43% 1
South West -10 12 £23,577 -7.54% 1
West Midlands +26 11 £24,000 -14.29%
Yorkshire - 7 £22,700 -
Work from Home +79 6 £23,850 -8.27% 1
North West - 6 £21,000 - 2
Wales - 3 £21,500 -
East Midlands -11 2 £23,500 -6.00% 1
East of England - 2 £25,000 - 1
Scotland - 1 £24,500 -

First Line Help Desk Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, First Line Help Desk Support job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring First Line Help Desk Support in the job title.

1 36 (53.73%) Customer Service
2 33 (49.25%) Microsoft
3 29 (43.28%) Windows
4 28 (41.79%) Microsoft 365
5 26 (38.81%) Microsoft Office
5 26 (38.81%) Active Directory
6 20 (29.85%) Problem-Solving
7 19 (28.36%) Social Skills
7 19 (28.36%) Windows 10
8 18 (26.87%) Firewall
9 17 (25.37%) SLA
10 15 (22.39%) SharePoint
11 12 (17.91%) DHCP
11 12 (17.91%) DNS
11 12 (17.91%) WatchGuard
11 12 (17.91%) Security Cleared
12 9 (13.43%) SQL
12 9 (13.43%) Azure
12 9 (13.43%) Entra ID
12 9 (13.43%) Gamification
13 7 (10.45%) TCP/IP
14 6 (8.96%) LAN
14 6 (8.96%) VoIP
14 6 (8.96%) MPLS
14 6 (8.96%) CCTV
14 6 (8.96%) Degree
14 6 (8.96%) Local Government
14 6 (8.96%) PostgreSQL
14 6 (8.96%) Wireless
14 6 (8.96%) Telecoms

First Line Help Desk Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 15 (22.39%) SharePoint
2 5 (7.46%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 26 (38.81%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.49%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (2.99%) assyst
1 2 (2.99%) Sage 200
1 2 (2.99%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 28 (41.79%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (13.43%) Azure
2 9 (13.43%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 18 (26.87%) Firewall
2 12 (17.91%) DHCP
2 12 (17.91%) DNS
3 7 (10.45%) TCP/IP
4 6 (8.96%) LAN
4 6 (8.96%) MPLS
4 6 (8.96%) SD-WAN
4 6 (8.96%) VoIP
4 6 (8.96%) Wireless
5 4 (5.97%) Remote Desktop
5 4 (5.97%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (1.49%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (8.96%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (2.99%) MS Access
2 2 (2.99%) SQL Server
General
1 19 (28.36%) Social Skills
2 6 (8.96%) Billing
2 6 (8.96%) Finance
2 6 (8.96%) Local Government
2 6 (8.96%) Telecoms
3 5 (7.46%) Retail
4 3 (4.48%) Documentation Skills
4 3 (4.48%) Law
5 2 (2.99%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 6 (8.96%) CCTV
1 6 (8.96%) Data Centre
2 3 (4.48%) Driving Licence
2 3 (4.48%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (2.99%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (2.99%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 29 (43.28%) Windows
2 19 (28.36%) Windows 10
3 5 (7.46%) Windows 7
3 5 (7.46%) Windows Server
4 2 (2.99%) Android
4 2 (2.99%) Apple iOS
4 2 (2.99%) Windows 8
4 2 (2.99%) Windows Server 2008
4 2 (2.99%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (53.73%) Customer Service
2 20 (29.85%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (13.43%) Gamification
4 6 (8.96%) Customer Experience
4 6 (8.96%) Time Management
5 5 (7.46%) ITIL
6 3 (4.48%) B2B
6 3 (4.48%) Email Filtering
6 3 (4.48%) Fintech
6 3 (4.48%) Kalman Filter
6 3 (4.48%) Process Improvement
7 2 (2.99%) Android Development
7 2 (2.99%) CRM
7 2 (2.99%) Project Management
7 2 (2.99%) Root Cause Analysis
7 2 (2.99%) Service Delivery
8 1 (1.49%) Break/Fix
8 1 (1.49%) Impact Assessments
Programming Languages
1 9 (13.43%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (17.91%) Security Cleared
2 6 (8.96%) Degree
3 4 (5.97%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (25.37%) SLA
2 6 (8.96%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (8.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (4.48%) GDPR
System Software
1 26 (38.81%) Active Directory
2 6 (8.96%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (4.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (4.48%) VMware Server
3 3 (4.48%) VMware Workstation
4 1 (1.49%) pfSense
Vendors
1 33 (49.25%) Microsoft
2 12 (17.91%) WatchGuard
3 3 (4.48%) CrowdStrike
3 3 (4.48%) Cylance
3 3 (4.48%) VMware
4 2 (2.99%) Apple
4 2 (2.99%) Sage
4 2 (2.99%) ServiceNow
4 2 (2.99%) Xero
5 1 (1.49%) TP-LINK