Help Desk Support Engineer
UK
The median Help Desk Support Engineer salary in the UK is £35,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 893 | 940 | 1255 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +47 | +315 | -327 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Support Engineer | 14 | 7 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.013% | 0.007% | 0.004% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.014% | 0.008% | 0.004% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 6 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £21,750 | £22,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,750 | £23,875 | £24,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £26,000 | £29,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +34.62% | -10.34% | +2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £51,250 | £29,000 | £35,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £66,250 | £41,000 | £35,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £35,000 | £25,000 | £23,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.00% | +7.53% | -7.00% |
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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| 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 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Help Desk Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Help Desk Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Help Desk Support Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Support Engineer.
Help Desk Support Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Help Desk Support Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Help Desk Support Engineer
Top 9 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 Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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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| England | +43 | 14 | £35,000 | +34.62% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | -22 | 14 | £35,000 | +40.00% | 3 |
| South East | - | 9 | £34,000 | - | 2 |
| North of England | +35 | 3 | £146,250 | - | |
| North West | -3 | 2 | £250,000 | - | |
| Midlands | -13 | 2 | £35,000 | +55.56% | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £35,000 | - | |
| Work from Home | +44 | 1 | £250,000 | +549.35% | |
| North East | - | 1 | £42,500 | - |
Help Desk Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Help Desk Support Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Help Desk Support Engineer 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: