Desktop Support Jobs in Cambridge

Desktop Support
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Desktop Support salary in Cambridge is £24,240 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 67 89 127
Rank change year-on-year +22 +38 -40
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 12 12 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 1.22% 1.16% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.26% 1.35% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 11 8 3
10th Percentile £24,000 £30,368 £31,500
25th Percentile - £31,879 £31,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,240 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.74% - -6.67%
75th Percentile - £40,000 £37,500
90th Percentile £28,750 £47,500 -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £24,240 £33,444 £33,750
% change year-on-year -27.52% -0.91% -10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 954 888 1,515
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.85% 85.71% 93.40%
Number of salaries quoted 734 427 604
10th Percentile £31,000 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £71,563
90th Percentile £87,500 £89,250 £85,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £52,500 £54,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.67% +9.00% -

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Cambridge

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in Cambridge

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

Salary trend for Desktop Support in Cambridge

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 19 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 Cambridge region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 10 (83.33%) Microsoft
2 8 (66.67%) Asset Management
3 7 (58.33%) SLA
3 7 (58.33%) Wi-Fi
3 7 (58.33%) Dell
3 7 (58.33%) Windows
3 7 (58.33%) PCI DSS
3 7 (58.33%) Security Cleared
3 7 (58.33%) KVM
3 7 (58.33%) Driving Licence
3 7 (58.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 7 (58.33%) Proactive Maintenance
4 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
4 2 (16.67%) Customer Service
4 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (16.67%) DHCP
4 2 (16.67%) DNS
5 1 (8.33%) Service Management
5 1 (8.33%) Service Delivery
5 1 (8.33%) ITSM
5 1 (8.33%) Law
5 1 (8.33%) Degree
5 1 (8.33%) Computer Science
5 1 (8.33%) Master's Degree

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

Communications & Networking
1 7 (58.33%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (16.67%) DHCP
2 2 (16.67%) DNS
General
1 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 7 (58.33%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 7 (58.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) Asset Management
2 7 (58.33%) Proactive Maintenance
3 2 (16.67%) Customer Service
3 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (8.33%) Computer Science
4 1 (8.33%) ITSM
4 1 (8.33%) Service Delivery
4 1 (8.33%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 7 (58.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 7 (58.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (8.33%) Degree
2 1 (8.33%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (58.33%) PCI DSS
1 7 (58.33%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (58.33%) KVM
Systems Management
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 10 (83.33%) Microsoft
2 7 (58.33%) Dell