Job title: Digital (IT) Service Desk Analyst
Salary: Starting at £30,333.00, progressively rising to £32,613.00 over 4 years.
Working pattern: This post is working flexi-time Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays.
Contract: Permanent, full time
Location: Dudley Hill Centre, Harry Street, Bradford
Looking to grow your career in IT while making a real operational impact?
West Yorkshire Police is seeking a Digital Service Desk Analyst to deliver high quality, first and second line IT support across our complex and dynamic technology estate.
In this key role within the Digital Policing Directorate, you will be:
- The first point of contact for our users relating to IT incidents, requests and technical queries helping to keep officers, staff and partner agencies operational around the clock.
- You’ll provide fast and effective support across desktops, laptops, mobile devices, telephony, audio visual equipment and a wide range of applications used by more than 10,000 users.
- Can work confidently both independently and as part of a busy team, managing a varied workload in a fast-paced environment.
Role and Responsibilities
You will provide technical support and guidance as part of the Force’s IT Service Desk, ensuring timely, accurate and customer focused service delivery. This includes diagnosing faults, resolving incidents, completing service requests, escalating complex issues and maintaining accurate records. You will also contribute to Digital Policing projects, system upgrades, routine maintenance, knowledge base updates, and continuous improvement activity.
Key duties include:
- Providing 1st and 2nd line support across a wide range of IT systems and devices.
- Logging, managing and prioritising incidents and requests in line with SLA/OLA standards.
- Delivering technical assistance in person, over the phone and via remote tools.
- Troubleshooting and resolving issues across desktops, laptops, mobile devices, printers, telephony and core applications.
- Monitoring system queues to ensure timely responses and service continuity.
- Maintaining and updating knowledge bases and sharing expertise with colleagues.
- Supporting projects, system upgrades and new installations.
- Working with users, internal teams, engineers and suppliers to resolve technical problems.
- Acting as a key contact during major incidents and cyber security threats.
- Carrying out routine maintenance to support system reliability and availability.
Expectations
To succeed in this role, you will be expected to:
- Communicate clearly and concisely with users, colleagues and external suppliers.
- Provide accurate technical advice and support.
- Use diagnostic tools effectively to investigate and resolve issues.
- Work confidently with technical documentation, procedures and standards.
- Manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment.
- Apply ITIL practices across incident, problem and request management.
- Operate both independently and as part of a large Service Desk team.
Essential Criteria
- Strong working knowledge of a range of computer applications.
- Experience working within a busy technical Service Desk or customer facing environment.
- Excellent customer service and communication skills.
- Technical capability with industry standard equipment and systems.
- Ability to prioritise workload and work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Good understanding of ITIL Incident, Problem and Request Management – Desirable.
- Recognised computing qualification (minimum Level 3) – Desirable.
Benefits/What We Offer
West Yorkshire Police staff can access a wide range of benefits designed to support work/life balance, wellbeing, development and financial security. These include:
- Generous annual leave allowance - 27 days annual leave, rising to 32 days after five years of service, plus bank holidays.
- Hybrid working, whereby you can work the majority of days from home (after initial training and approval). Office attendance is required minimum one day per week.
- Membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund, a secure Defined Benefit CARE (Career Average Revalued Earnings) pension scheme.
- Access to savings, discounts and cashback rewards through staff schemes, including eligibility to become a Blue Light Card member and membership to the Company Shop (membership fees to be paid by employee).
- Access to Employee Assistance Service – accessible 24/7, providing counselling and financial advice for you and your immediate relatives.
- Membership options for the Police Treatment Centre and The Police Children’s Charity (eligibility-dependent).
- Opportunities for career development and training.
- Supportive HR policies, including maternity, paternity and other family-friendly provisions.
- A meaningful career with a clear sense of purpose supporting policing services that protect communities.
- Option to sign up to our Cycle to work scheme (eligibility-dependent).
- Opportunities to join staff networks, wellbeing groups and sports clubs.
How to Apply
This is an excellent opportunity to further your career as an IT professional and to develop your skills whilst making a direct and meaningful impact on operational policing.
All candidates MUST attach a CV and Cover Letter upon applying, otherwise the applications will be automatically rejected. The following personal information MUST BE REMOVED from the CV and Cover Letter:
Applicants do not need to fill out information that is declared in the CV unless the field is mandatory.
The successful candidate will be subject to personal and financial vetting checks prior to appointment.
This post is suitable for job share. The application process will close at 23:55 hours on 30 August 2026.
Pay: £30,333.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bradford (West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and Humber Region)
