First Line Help Desk Support Jobs

First Line Help Desk Support
UK

The median First Line Help Desk Support salary in the UK is £23,750 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 842 936 1231
Rank change year-on-year +94 +295 -331
Permanent jobs requiring a First Line Help Desk Support 65 11 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.062% 0.012% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.065% 0.013% 0.019%
Number of salaries quoted 64 11 30
10th Percentile £21,000 £21,000 £21,225
25th Percentile £21,813 £22,921 £21,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £23,750 £25,000 £25,406
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -1.60% +20.66%
75th Percentile £25,000 £26,250 £30,000
90th Percentile £25,775 £27,500 £30,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £23,750 £25,000 £26,156
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.42% +24.55%

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%

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 1 June 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 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
UK excluding London +23 64 £23,750 -5.00% 1
England +85 60 £24,000 -4.00% 1
South East +12 20 £24,000 -4.00% 1
North of England +45 13 £21,000 -23.64%
Midlands -4 13 £24,000 +9.49%
South West -16 12 £23,577 -7.54%
West Midlands -6 11 £24,000 +11.63%
North West - 8 £21,000 -
Work from Home +45 6 £23,850 -4.60%
Yorkshire - 5 £21,000 -
Wales - 3 £21,500 -
East Midlands -17 2 £23,500 -6.00%
East of England - 2 £25,000 -
Scotland - 1 £24,500 -

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

For the 6 months to 1 June 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 36 (55.38%) Customer Service
2 29 (44.62%) Microsoft
3 24 (36.92%) Windows
4 23 (35.38%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (35.38%) Microsoft Office
5 21 (32.31%) Active Directory
6 19 (29.23%) Social Skills
7 18 (27.69%) Problem-Solving
7 18 (27.69%) Firewall
8 17 (26.15%) Windows 10
9 15 (23.08%) SLA
9 15 (23.08%) SharePoint
10 12 (18.46%) DHCP
10 12 (18.46%) DNS
10 12 (18.46%) WatchGuard
10 12 (18.46%) Security Cleared
11 9 (13.85%) Gamification
11 9 (13.85%) SQL
12 7 (10.77%) Azure
12 7 (10.77%) Wireless
12 7 (10.77%) TCP/IP
13 6 (9.23%) LAN
13 6 (9.23%) MPLS
13 6 (9.23%) Telecoms
13 6 (9.23%) Finance
13 6 (9.23%) PostgreSQL
13 6 (9.23%) Billing
13 6 (9.23%) Local Government
13 6 (9.23%) CCTV
13 6 (9.23%) Time Management

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 (23.08%) SharePoint
2 3 (4.62%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 23 (35.38%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.54%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (3.08%) assyst
1 2 (3.08%) Sage 200
1 2 (3.08%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 23 (35.38%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (10.77%) Azure
3 6 (9.23%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 18 (27.69%) Firewall
2 12 (18.46%) DHCP
2 12 (18.46%) DNS
3 7 (10.77%) TCP/IP
3 7 (10.77%) Wireless
4 6 (9.23%) LAN
4 6 (9.23%) MPLS
4 6 (9.23%) SD-WAN
5 4 (6.15%) Remote Desktop
6 3 (4.62%) VoIP
7 1 (1.54%) VPN
7 1 (1.54%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (9.23%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (3.08%) MS Access
2 2 (3.08%) SQL Server
General
1 19 (29.23%) Social Skills
2 6 (9.23%) Billing
2 6 (9.23%) Finance
2 6 (9.23%) Local Government
2 6 (9.23%) Telecoms
3 5 (7.69%) Retail
4 3 (4.62%) Law
5 1 (1.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 6 (9.23%) CCTV
1 6 (9.23%) Data Centre
2 3 (4.62%) Driving Licence
2 3 (4.62%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (3.08%) Smartphone
4 1 (1.54%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 24 (36.92%) Windows
2 17 (26.15%) Windows 10
3 5 (7.69%) Windows Server
4 3 (4.62%) Windows 7
5 2 (3.08%) Android
5 2 (3.08%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (3.08%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (55.38%) Customer Service
2 18 (27.69%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (13.85%) Gamification
4 6 (9.23%) Customer Experience
4 6 (9.23%) Time Management
5 3 (4.62%) B2B
5 3 (4.62%) Email Filtering
5 3 (4.62%) Fintech
5 3 (4.62%) ITIL
5 3 (4.62%) Kalman Filter
5 3 (4.62%) Process Improvement
6 2 (3.08%) Android Development
6 2 (3.08%) CRM
6 2 (3.08%) Project Management
6 2 (3.08%) Service Delivery
7 1 (1.54%) Analytics
7 1 (1.54%) Behavioural Analytics
7 1 (1.54%) Break/Fix
7 1 (1.54%) Impact Assessments
7 1 (1.54%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 9 (13.85%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (18.46%) Security Cleared
2 3 (4.62%) Degree
3 2 (3.08%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.54%) CompTIA CySA+
4 1 (1.54%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (1.54%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (23.08%) SLA
2 6 (9.23%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (9.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (4.62%) GDPR
System Software
1 21 (32.31%) Active Directory
2 6 (9.23%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (4.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (4.62%) VMware Server
3 3 (4.62%) VMware Workstation
4 1 (1.54%) pfSense
Vendors
1 29 (44.62%) Microsoft
2 12 (18.46%) WatchGuard
3 3 (4.62%) CrowdStrike
3 3 (4.62%) Cylance
3 3 (4.62%) VMware
4 2 (3.08%) Apple
4 2 (3.08%) Sage
4 2 (3.08%) ServiceNow
4 2 (3.08%) Xero
5 1 (1.54%) TP-LINK