Help Desk Trainee Job Trends

Help Desk Trainee
UK

The median Help Desk Trainee salary in the UK is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 April 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 715 - 879
Rank change year-on-year - - +89
Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Trainee 3 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.003% - 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% - 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile £24,800 - -
25th Percentile £25,250 - £22,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 - £23,250
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.68%
75th Percentile - - £23,625
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £26,000 - £23,250
% change year-on-year - - +8.14%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 81,450 37,439 89,409
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 89.27% 94.57%
Number of salaries quoted 52,076 23,545 66,095
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +13.21% -11.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Help Desk Trainee
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Help Desk Trainee job vacancy trend in the UK

Help Desk Trainee
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Trainee job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Trainee job vacancies in the UK

Help Desk Trainee
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 Trainee within the UK over the 6 months to 22 April 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
England - 3 £26,000 - 11
UK excluding London - 3 £26,000 - 14
North of England - 1 £25,000 - 3
Work from Home - 1 £25,000 -
East Midlands - 1 £26,000 -
Midlands - 1 £26,000 - 1
North West - 1 £25,000 - 1
South East - 1 £26,000 - 2

Help Desk Trainee Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 22 April 2026, Help Desk Trainee 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 featuring Help Desk Trainee in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Windows

Help Desk Trainee Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft