First Line Help Desk Support Jobs

First Line Help Desk Support
UK

The median First Line Help Desk Support salary in the UK is £23,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 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
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 829 967 1208
Rank change year-on-year +138 +241 -313
Permanent jobs requiring a First Line Help Desk Support 67 8 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.068% 0.008% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.071% 0.009% 0.019%
Number of salaries quoted 67 8 29
10th Percentile £21,000 £22,675 £21,250
25th Percentile £22,000 £23,500 £21,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £23,500 £25,000 £26,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.00% -3.85% +18.86%
75th Percentile £25,000 £26,750 £30,250
90th Percentile £25,550 £27,875 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £23,500 £25,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year -6.00% -9.09% +27.91%

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 93,739 91,836 153,630
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.65% 91.52% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 67,104 57,926 84,939
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,604
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

First Line Help Desk Support
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for First Line Help Desk Support in the UK

First Line Help Desk Support
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing First Line Help Desk Support.

Salary trend for First Line Help Desk Support in the UK

First Line Help Desk Support
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing First Line Help Desk Support over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for First Line Help Desk Support in the UK

First Line Help Desk Support
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing First Line Help Desk Support within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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
UK excluding London +47 67 £23,500 -6.00% 5
England +136 63 £24,000 -4.00% 5
South East +26 21 £24,000 -4.00% 1
North of England +48 15 £21,000 -23.64% 2
Midlands +16 13 £24,000 +3.23% 1
South West -14 12 £23,577 -7.54%
West Midlands +16 11 £24,000 +11.63%
North West - 8 £21,000 - 1
Yorkshire - 7 £22,700 -
Work from Home +76 6 £23,850 -4.60% 1
Wales - 3 £21,500 -
East Midlands -16 2 £23,500 -6.00% 1
East of England - 2 £25,000 - 1
Scotland - 1 £24,500 -

First Line Help Desk Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 May 2024, First Line Help Desk Support 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 First Line Help Desk Support in the job title.

1 38 (56.72%) Customer Service
2 31 (46.27%) Microsoft
3 27 (40.30%) Windows
4 26 (38.81%) Microsoft 365
5 24 (35.82%) Active Directory
5 24 (35.82%) Microsoft Office
6 21 (31.34%) Social Skills
7 20 (29.85%) Problem-Solving
8 19 (28.36%) Windows 10
9 18 (26.87%) Firewall
10 17 (25.37%) SLA
11 15 (22.39%) SharePoint
12 12 (17.91%) DHCP
12 12 (17.91%) DNS
12 12 (17.91%) Security Cleared
12 12 (17.91%) WatchGuard
13 9 (13.43%) SQL
13 9 (13.43%) Gamification
14 7 (10.45%) TCP/IP
14 7 (10.45%) Entra ID
14 7 (10.45%) Azure
15 6 (8.96%) Time Management
15 6 (8.96%) Data Centre
15 6 (8.96%) Virtual Machines
15 6 (8.96%) Cyber Essentials
15 6 (8.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 6 (8.96%) SD-WAN
15 6 (8.96%) Customer Experience
15 6 (8.96%) LAN
15 6 (8.96%) MPLS

First Line Help Desk Support 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 15 (22.39%) SharePoint
2 5 (7.46%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 24 (35.82%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.49%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (2.99%) assyst
1 2 (2.99%) Sage 200
1 2 (2.99%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 26 (38.81%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (10.45%) Azure
2 7 (10.45%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 18 (26.87%) Firewall
2 12 (17.91%) DHCP
2 12 (17.91%) DNS
3 7 (10.45%) TCP/IP
4 6 (8.96%) LAN
4 6 (8.96%) MPLS
4 6 (8.96%) SD-WAN
4 6 (8.96%) Wireless
5 4 (5.97%) Remote Desktop
5 4 (5.97%) VoIP
6 2 (2.99%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (1.49%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (8.96%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (2.99%) MS Access
2 2 (2.99%) SQL Server
General
1 21 (31.34%) Social Skills
2 6 (8.96%) Billing
2 6 (8.96%) Finance
2 6 (8.96%) Local Government
2 6 (8.96%) Telecoms
3 5 (7.46%) Retail
4 3 (4.48%) Law
5 2 (2.99%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 6 (8.96%) CCTV
1 6 (8.96%) Data Centre
2 3 (4.48%) Driving Licence
2 3 (4.48%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (2.99%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (2.99%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 27 (40.30%) Windows
2 19 (28.36%) Windows 10
3 5 (7.46%) Windows 7
3 5 (7.46%) Windows Server
4 2 (2.99%) Android
4 2 (2.99%) Apple iOS
4 2 (2.99%) Windows 8
4 2 (2.99%) Windows Server 2008
4 2 (2.99%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (56.72%) Customer Service
2 20 (29.85%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (13.43%) Gamification
4 6 (8.96%) Customer Experience
4 6 (8.96%) Time Management
5 5 (7.46%) ITIL
6 3 (4.48%) B2B
6 3 (4.48%) Email Filtering
6 3 (4.48%) Fintech
6 3 (4.48%) Kalman Filter
6 3 (4.48%) Process Improvement
7 2 (2.99%) Android Development
7 2 (2.99%) CRM
7 2 (2.99%) Project Management
7 2 (2.99%) Root Cause Analysis
7 2 (2.99%) Service Delivery
8 1 (1.49%) Break/Fix
8 1 (1.49%) Impact Assessments
Programming Languages
1 9 (13.43%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (17.91%) Security Cleared
2 4 (5.97%) Degree
2 4 (5.97%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (25.37%) SLA
2 6 (8.96%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (8.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (4.48%) GDPR
System Software
1 24 (35.82%) Active Directory
2 6 (8.96%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (4.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (4.48%) VMware Server
3 3 (4.48%) VMware Workstation
4 1 (1.49%) pfSense
Vendors
1 31 (46.27%) Microsoft
2 12 (17.91%) WatchGuard
3 3 (4.48%) CrowdStrike
3 3 (4.48%) Cylance
3 3 (4.48%) VMware
4 2 (2.99%) Apple
4 2 (2.99%) Sage
4 2 (2.99%) ServiceNow
4 2 (2.99%) Xero
5 1 (1.49%) TP-LINK