Service Desk Analyst Job Trends in Wakefield

Service Desk Analyst
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The median Service Desk Analyst salary in Wakefield is £24,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 July 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Desk Analyst 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Wakefield 2.96% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.28% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,000 - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £25,500 £27,500 £24,000
% change year-on-year -7.27% +14.58% -9.43%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wakefield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wakefield. 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 Wakefield with a recognized job title 122 31 89
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.37% 40.26% 95.70%
Number of salaries quoted 88 15 59
10th Percentile £30,000 £40,300 £25,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,750 £25,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £42,085 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.69% -6.48% +1.12%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £59,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,750 £75,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +15.00% -9.09%

Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

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

Service Desk Analyst job vacancy trend in Wakefield

Service Desk Analyst
Salary Trend in Wakefield

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Wakefield.

Salary distribution trend for Service Desk Analyst job vacancies in Wakefield

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield

For the 6 months to 16 July 2026, Service Desk Analyst 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 across the Wakefield region featuring Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) DHCP
2 3 (75.00%) DNS
2 3 (75.00%) ERP
2 3 (75.00%) HTTP
2 3 (75.00%) ITIL
2 3 (75.00%) LAN
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) SAP
2 3 (75.00%) SSL
2 3 (75.00%) TCP/IP
2 3 (75.00%) VPN
2 3 (75.00%) WAN
2 3 (75.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Windows 10

Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) DHCP
1 3 (75.00%) DNS
1 3 (75.00%) HTTP
1 3 (75.00%) LAN
1 3 (75.00%) SSL
1 3 (75.00%) TCP/IP
1 3 (75.00%) VPN
1 3 (75.00%) WAN
General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (25.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) ERP
1 3 (75.00%) ITIL
1 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) SAP
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft