Desktop Support Jobs in Cheshire

Desktop Support
North West > Cheshire

The median Desktop Support salary in Cheshire is £34,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 100 69 98
Rank change year-on-year -31 +29 -16
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 5 22 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 0.33% 2.35% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 2.63% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 5 18 5
10th Percentile £27,344 £14,250 £23,700
25th Percentile £32,000 £17,043 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £25,840 £26,000
Median % change year-on-year +31.58% -0.62% -
75th Percentile £36,000 £26,260 £27,500
90th Percentile - £26,680 £30,500
North West median annual salary £27,000 £25,840 £28,008
% change year-on-year +4.49% -7.74% -12.48%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 1,487 837 978
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.00% 89.33% 93.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1,116 477 526
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,352 £24,813
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £33,781
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,074 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £88,750 £72,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Cheshire

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in Cheshire

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

Salary trend for Desktop Support in Cheshire

Desktop Support
Salary Histogram in Cheshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support in Cheshire over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Desktop Support in Cheshire

Desktop Support
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 25 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
Warrington -23 3 £35,000 - 1
Northwich - 2 £34,000 - 1
Desktop Support
North West

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

For the 6 months to 25 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 Cheshire region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (60.00%) Driving Licence
4 2 (40.00%) Windows 10
4 2 (40.00%) Billing
4 2 (40.00%) Statistics
4 2 (40.00%) Degree
4 2 (40.00%) Fat Client
4 2 (40.00%) SCCM
4 2 (40.00%) Video Conferencing
4 2 (40.00%) Thin Client
4 2 (40.00%) Terminal Services
4 2 (40.00%) Internet
4 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
4 2 (40.00%) TCP/IP
4 2 (40.00%) Citrix
4 2 (40.00%) Service Management
4 2 (40.00%) ITSM
4 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (40.00%) ServiceNow
4 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
4 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
4 2 (40.00%) Law
5 1 (20.00%) KVM
5 1 (20.00%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (20.00%) Asset Management
5 1 (20.00%) SLA

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) Internet
1 2 (40.00%) TCP/IP
2 1 (20.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (40.00%) Billing
1 2 (40.00%) Law
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Driving Licence
2 2 (40.00%) Fat Client
2 2 (40.00%) Thin Client
2 2 (40.00%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (40.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (40.00%) ITSM
1 2 (40.00%) Service Management
1 2 (40.00%) Statistics
2 1 (20.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (20.00%) Proactive Maintenance
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (40.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (20.00%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (40.00%) Terminal Services
2 1 (20.00%) KVM
Systems Management
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (40.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (40.00%) Citrix
2 2 (40.00%) ServiceNow
3 1 (20.00%) Dell