Help Desk Technician Job Trends in Wales

Help Desk Technician
UK > Wales

The median Help Desk Technician salary in Wales is £36,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 April 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Technician 17 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 1.19% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.29% - -
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile £29,750 - -
25th Percentile £33,688 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,750 - -
75th Percentile £40,063 - -
90th Percentile £40,250 - -
UK median annual salary £35,000 £26,500 £25,809
% change year-on-year +32.08% +2.68% -2.61%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 1,315 462 1,548
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.09% 89.36% 92.31%
Number of salaries quoted 859 297 1,199
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,122 £57,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +10.09% -9.17%

Help Desk Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Help Desk Technician job vacancy trend in Wales

Help Desk Technician
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Technician job vacancies in Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Help Desk Technician job vacancies in Wales

Help Desk Technician
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Technician within the Wales region over the 6 months to 6 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
South Wales - 14 £36,750 - 2
West Wales - 3 - -
Help Desk Technician
UK

Help Desk Technician Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 6 April 2026, Help Desk Technician 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 Wales region featuring Help Desk Technician in the job title.

1 9 (52.94%) A+ Certification
1 9 (52.94%) ForeScout
2 8 (47.06%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (23.53%) Active Directory
3 4 (23.53%) DHCP
3 4 (23.53%) Disaster Recovery
3 4 (23.53%) DNS
3 4 (23.53%) Firewall
3 4 (23.53%) Hyper-V
3 4 (23.53%) Microsoft
3 4 (23.53%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (23.53%) Remote Monitoring and Management
3 4 (23.53%) Root Cause Analysis
3 4 (23.53%) Server Migrations
3 4 (23.53%) Service Delivery
3 4 (23.53%) VLAN
3 4 (23.53%) VMware
3 4 (23.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (23.53%) Windows
3 4 (23.53%) Windows Server
3 4 (23.53%) Windows Server 2016
3 4 (23.53%) Windows Server 2019

Help Desk Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 4 (23.53%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (23.53%) DHCP
1 4 (23.53%) DNS
1 4 (23.53%) Firewall
1 4 (23.53%) VLAN
General
1 13 (76.47%) Social Skills
2 4 (23.53%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 4 (23.53%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 4 (23.53%) Windows
1 4 (23.53%) Windows Server
1 4 (23.53%) Windows Server 2016
1 4 (23.53%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (47.06%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (23.53%) Disaster Recovery
2 4 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (23.53%) Remote Monitoring and Management
2 4 (23.53%) Root Cause Analysis
2 4 (23.53%) Server Migrations
2 4 (23.53%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 9 (52.94%) A+ Certification
System Software
1 4 (23.53%) Active Directory
1 4 (23.53%) Hyper-V
1 4 (23.53%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 9 (52.94%) ForeScout
2 4 (23.53%) Microsoft
2 4 (23.53%) VMware