Help Desk Engineer
UK
The median Help Desk Engineer salary in the UK is £31,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 11 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 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 857 | 921 | 1194 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +64 | +273 | -329 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Engineer | 37 | 60 | 28 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.037% | 0.059% | 0.018% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.039% | 0.065% | 0.018% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 33 | 59 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £21,000 | £22,600 | £21,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £22,500 | £25,875 | £22,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,000 | £30,000 | £29,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.33% | +3.45% | +13.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £37,000 | £32,500 | £35,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,250 | £32,950 | £37,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,500 | £30,000 | £23,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.67% | +30.43% | -9.80% |
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 | 93,899 | 92,293 | 151,422 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.47% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,283 | 58,235 | 84,441 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,627 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Help Desk Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Help Desk Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Help Desk Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Engineer.
Help Desk Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Help Desk Engineer over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.
Help Desk Engineer
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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 |
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| England | +56 | 37 | £31,000 | +3.33% | 22 |
| UK excluding London | -6 | 36 | £30,500 | +1.67% | 20 |
| North of England | +49 | 15 | £25,500 | -16.39% | 2 |
| South East | -10 | 14 | £31,500 | +5.00% | 12 |
| North East | - | 6 | £29,500 | - | |
| West Midlands | +12 | 5 | £35,000 | +33.33% | 2 |
| North West | +9 | 5 | £25,500 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | -8 | 5 | £35,000 | +34.62% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +82 | 4 | £22,000 | -27.87% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +73 | 4 | £22,000 | -26.67% | 7 |
| South West | -30 | 2 | £21,500 | -14.00% | 3 |
| London | +113 | 1 | £35,000 | +12.90% | 1 |
Help Desk Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 May 2024, Help Desk Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Help Desk Engineer 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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