Service Desk Manager
UK
The median Service Desk Manager salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 639 | 787 | 831 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +148 | +44 | +234 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Service Desk Manager | 70 | 125 | 131 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.12% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.13% | 0.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 56 | 102 | 121 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £32,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £41,250 | £41,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60,625 | £63,625 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £77,500 | £72,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,250 | £48,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.85% | +1.05% | +5.56% |
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 | 50,066 | 97,923 | 88,829 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.81% | 91.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,124 | 69,761 | 56,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
Service Desk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Service Desk Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Service Desk Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Service Desk Manager.
Service Desk Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Service Desk Manager over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
Service Desk Manager
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Service Desk Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 30 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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| England | +110 | 69 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 21 |
| UK excluding London | +158 | 51 | £52,250 | +8.85% | 19 |
| South East | +102 | 27 | £53,500 | -14.40% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +106 | 18 | £60,000 | - | 10 |
| London | +95 | 18 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 4 |
| North of England | +35 | 11 | £52,500 | +9.38% | 5 |
| Midlands | +88 | 9 | £50,000 | +58.73% | 3 |
| North West | +5 | 6 | £52,500 | +16.67% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +47 | 5 | £52,500 | +66.67% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +61 | 4 | £47,500 | -15.18% | 1 |
| South West | +82 | 3 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +45 | 3 | £62,500 | +27.55% | |
| North East | - | 2 | £29,250 | - | |
| East of England | +42 | 1 | - | - |
Service Desk Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Service 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 Service Desk Manager in the job title.
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Service 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: