Desktop Support Jobs in Berkshire

Desktop Support
South East > Berkshire

The median Desktop Support salary in Berkshire is £34,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 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
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 150 179 176
Rank change year-on-year +29 -3 -13
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 20 6 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.65% 0.19% 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% 0.20% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 20 3 16
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £25,250
25th Percentile - £28,750 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £32,000 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.81% +14.29% -5.08%
75th Percentile - £32,875 £29,788
90th Percentile £43,750 £33,400 £36,875
South East median annual salary £30,000 £29,400 £30,000
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 2,958 2,938 3,283
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.42% 92.39% 96.59%
Number of salaries quoted 2,138 1,677 2,149
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £74,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings that featured Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Berkshire

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in Berkshire.

Salary trend for Desktop Support in Berkshire

Desktop Support
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 26 April 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
Reading - 20 £34,500 - 1
Desktop Support
South East

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Desktop 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 across the Berkshire region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 16 (80.00%) Windows
1 16 (80.00%) DV Cleared
1 16 (80.00%) Security Cleared
1 16 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 15 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (65.00%) Windows 10
3 13 (65.00%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (65.00%) Microsoft
4 12 (60.00%) HP
4 12 (60.00%) Firmware
4 12 (60.00%) ITIL
4 12 (60.00%) LAN
4 12 (60.00%) Service Delivery
4 12 (60.00%) Software Testing
4 12 (60.00%) Software Deployment
4 12 (60.00%) SCCM
4 12 (60.00%) Windows 7
4 12 (60.00%) Organisational Skills
4 12 (60.00%) Customer Service
4 12 (60.00%) Customer Requirements
5 11 (55.00%) Driving Licence
6 3 (15.00%) IT Asset Management
6 3 (15.00%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (15.00%) SC Cleared
6 3 (15.00%) Mac OS
6 3 (15.00%) Asset Management
6 3 (15.00%) Multimedia
7 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (5.00%) Degree
7 1 (5.00%) Microsoft 365

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Applications
1 13 (65.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 12 (60.00%) LAN
General
1 16 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 12 (60.00%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (15.00%) Multimedia
Miscellaneous
1 11 (55.00%) Driving Licence
2 3 (15.00%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 16 (80.00%) Windows
2 13 (65.00%) Windows 10
3 12 (60.00%) Windows 7
4 3 (15.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (60.00%) Customer Requirements
2 12 (60.00%) Customer Service
2 12 (60.00%) ITIL
2 12 (60.00%) Service Delivery
2 12 (60.00%) Software Deployment
2 12 (60.00%) Software Testing
3 3 (15.00%) Asset Management
3 3 (15.00%) IT Asset Management
Qualifications
1 16 (80.00%) DV Cleared
1 16 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (15.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (5.00%) Degree
3 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 12 (60.00%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 12 (60.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 13 (65.00%) Microsoft
2 12 (60.00%) HP