Help Desk Manager
UK

The median Help Desk Manager salary in the UK is £40,000 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 845 960 1201
Rank change year-on-year +115 +241 -310
Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Manager 49 21 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.049% 0.021% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.052% 0.023% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 45 21 20
10th Percentile £25,000 £37,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £28,000 £38,250 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £46,500 £41,750
Median % change year-on-year -13.98% +11.38% -7.22%
75th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £49,875
90th Percentile £56,000 £95,000 £64,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £42,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year -29.41% +18.06% +25.22%

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 Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Help Desk Manager in the UK

Help Desk Manager
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Manager.

Salary trend for Help Desk Manager in the UK

Help Desk Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Help Desk Manager over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Help Desk Manager in the UK

Help Desk Manager
Top 13 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 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
England +110 46 £40,000 -20.00% 6
UK excluding London +18 33 £30,000 -29.41% 6
North of England +53 18 £30,000 -40.00% 3
London +140 16 £55,500 -38.33%
North West +12 11 £25,000 -50.00% 3
Work from Home - 10 £55,500 -
South East - 7 £28,000 - 3
Yorkshire - 7 £47,500 -
South West -30 3 £40,000 +1.27% 2
Scotland -61 3 £50,000 +17.65%
East of England +20 1 £50,000 -9.09%
Midlands -8 1 £40,000 -33.33%
East Midlands - 1 £40,000 -

Help Desk Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 11 May 2024, 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.

1 17 (34.69%) Windows
1 17 (34.69%) Social Skills
2 14 (28.57%) Customer Service
3 12 (24.49%) Windows 10
3 12 (24.49%) Firewall
3 12 (24.49%) CAFM
4 10 (20.41%) SLA
5 9 (18.37%) Microsoft
6 8 (16.33%) Management Information System
7 7 (14.29%) Windows Server
7 7 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
7 7 (14.29%) Windows Server 2012
8 6 (12.24%) WAN
8 6 (12.24%) LAN
9 5 (10.20%) Service Delivery
9 5 (10.20%) Project Management
9 5 (10.20%) Microsoft 365
9 5 (10.20%) Mentoring
9 5 (10.20%) Facilities Management
9 5 (10.20%) Decision-Making
9 5 (10.20%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (10.20%) People Management
10 4 (8.16%) Preventative Maintenance
10 4 (8.16%) Order Management
10 4 (8.16%) Cybersecurity
10 4 (8.16%) DBS Check
10 4 (8.16%) Customer Experience
10 4 (8.16%) Operations Management
10 4 (8.16%) JIRA
10 4 (8.16%) ITSM

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.04%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (8.16%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 5 (10.20%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (8.16%) Google Workspace
3 2 (4.08%) Azure
4 1 (2.04%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.04%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 12 (24.49%) Firewall
2 6 (12.24%) LAN
2 6 (12.24%) WAN
3 3 (6.12%) TCP/IP
3 3 (6.12%) VPN
4 1 (2.04%) Network Security
4 1 (2.04%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (2.04%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.04%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (8.16%) JIRA
General
1 17 (34.69%) Social Skills
2 4 (8.16%) Finance
3 3 (6.12%) Military
4 2 (4.08%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.08%) Environmental Health
4 2 (4.08%) Local Government
4 2 (4.08%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (2.04%) Social Housing
Miscellaneous
1 8 (16.33%) Management Information System
2 3 (6.12%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 17 (34.69%) Windows
2 12 (24.49%) Windows 10
3 7 (14.29%) Windows Server
3 7 (14.29%) Windows Server 2012
4 3 (6.12%) Linux
4 3 (6.12%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (28.57%) Customer Service
2 12 (24.49%) CAFM
3 5 (10.20%) Decision-Making
3 5 (10.20%) Facilities Management
3 5 (10.20%) Mentoring
3 5 (10.20%) People Management
3 5 (10.20%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (10.20%) Project Management
3 5 (10.20%) Service Delivery
4 4 (8.16%) Customer Experience
4 4 (8.16%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (8.16%) Data Cleansing
4 4 (8.16%) ITSM
4 4 (8.16%) Operations Management
4 4 (8.16%) Order Management
4 4 (8.16%) Preventative Maintenance
4 4 (8.16%) Service Management
5 3 (6.12%) Asset Management
5 3 (6.12%) Mobile Device Management
5 3 (6.12%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.12%) Bash
1 3 (6.12%) PowerShell
2 2 (4.08%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (8.16%) DBS Check
1 4 (8.16%) HNC
1 4 (8.16%) HND
1 4 (8.16%) Network+ Certification
2 2 (4.08%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (4.08%) Degree
2 2 (4.08%) PhD
3 1 (2.04%) A+ Certification
3 1 (2.04%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (20.41%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (2.04%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.04%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 2 (4.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.04%) Autotask
Vendors
1 9 (18.37%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.16%) Citrix
2 4 (8.16%) Facebook
2 4 (8.16%) Google
3 1 (2.04%) Adobe