Help Desk Support Technician
UK
The median Help Desk Support Technician salary in the UK is £24,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 June 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 8 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 893 | - | 1277 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -333 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Support Technician | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.015% | - | 0.005% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.016% | - | 0.005% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £19,750 | - | £23,350 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £24,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £24,000 | - | £25,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £26,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £28,150 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £24,000 | - | £25,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +12.36% |
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 | 102,593 | 85,161 | 165,180 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.87% | 91.21% | 95.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72,456 | 55,290 | 85,908 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,518 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +5.94% | +6.32% |
Help Desk Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Help Desk Support Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Help Desk Support Technician
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Support Technician.
Help Desk Support Technician
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Help Desk Support Technician over the 6 months to 8 June 2024.
Help Desk Support Technician
Top 8 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Support Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 8 June 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 |
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| UK excluding London | - | 15 | £24,000 | - | 1 |
| England | - | 15 | £24,000 | - | 1 |
| South East | - | 8 | £24,000 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 6 | £24,000 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 6 | £24,000 | - | |
| North West | - | 1 | £250,000 | - | |
| North of England | - | 1 | £250,000 | - | |
| Work from Home | - | 1 | £250,000 | - |
Help Desk Support Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 June 2024, Help Desk Support Technician 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 Support Technician in the job title.
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Help Desk Support Technician 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: