Help Desk Manager
UK
The median Help Desk Manager salary in the UK is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 542 | 849 | 964 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +307 | +115 | +220 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Manager | 151 | 47 | 25 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.29% | 0.048% | 0.024% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.050% | 0.026% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15 | 42 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £25,000 | £37,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,625 | £28,000 | £38,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £42,500 | £46,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.76% | -8.60% | +9.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £55,563 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £56,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £29,250 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +62.39% | -31.18% | +18.06% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Help Desk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Help Desk Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Help Desk Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Manager.
Help Desk Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Help Desk Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Help Desk Manager
Top 8 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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.
| 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +326 | 151 | £47,500 | +62.39% | 81 |
| England | +281 | 151 | £47,500 | +15.15% | 77 |
| North of England | +198 | 136 | - | - | 17 |
| Yorkshire | +175 | 136 | - | - | 8 |
| South East | +111 | 9 | £55,000 | +96.43% | 21 |
| Work from Home | +190 | 5 | £47,500 | -14.41% | 2 |
| East of England | +61 | 5 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 12 |
| South West | +107 | 1 | £47,500 | - | 12 |
Help Desk Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Help Desk Manager 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 Help Desk Manager in the job title.
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Help Desk Manager 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:
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