Help Desk Engineer
UK
The median Help Desk Engineer salary in the UK is £29,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 888 | 875 | 1248 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | +373 | -315 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Engineer | 34 | 70 | 33 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.031% | 0.075% | 0.019% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.033% | 0.082% | 0.020% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29 | 68 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £21,000 | £22,000 | £21,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £22,500 | £25,563 | £23,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £29,500 | £30,000 | £28,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.67% | +7.14% | +9.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £37,000 | £32,500 | £33,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £47,250 | - | £37,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,500 | £30,000 | £23,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.67% | +27.66% | -7.84% |
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 | 102,753 | 84,908 | 164,946 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.21% | 95.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72,538 | 55,143 | 85,388 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,524 | £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 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.37% | +5.89% |
Help Desk Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Help Desk Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Help Desk Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Engineer.
Help Desk Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Help Desk Engineer over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
Help Desk Engineer
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 | -9 | 34 | £29,500 | -1.67% | 20 |
| UK excluding London | -85 | 34 | £29,500 | -1.67% | 18 |
| North of England | +33 | 16 | £24,500 | -20.97% | 6 |
| South East | -34 | 11 | £31,500 | +5.00% | 10 |
| North West | -3 | 6 | £24,500 | - | 2 |
| North East | - | 6 | £29,500 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 5 | £35,000 | +33.33% | |
| Midlands | -33 | 5 | £35,000 | +34.62% | |
| Yorkshire | +61 | 4 | £22,000 | -29.03% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +47 | 3 | £21,500 | -28.33% | 10 |
| South West | -30 | 2 | £21,500 | -14.00% | 2 |
Help Desk Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, Help Desk 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Help Desk 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: