Desktop Support Jobs in the City of London

Desktop Support
Central London > City of London

The median Desktop Support salary in the City of London is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 May 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
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 154 183 221
Rank change year-on-year +29 +38 +11
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 23 47 68
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.69% 1.02% 0.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.72% 1.05% 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 21 32 62
10th Percentile £37,000 £30,575 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,750 £32,500 £34,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £35,750 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +25.87% -15.88% +30.77%
75th Percentile £57,500 £40,000 £48,750
90th Percentile - £43,750 £58,750
Central London median annual salary £43,750 £35,750 £42,500
% change year-on-year +22.38% -15.88% +30.77%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
City of London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the City of London. 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 City of London with a recognized job title 3,205 4,457 6,814
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.90% 96.28% 95.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,548 3,741 5,601
10th Percentile £41,000 £42,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,750 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.67% +3.45% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £112,500 £108,750
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £74,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -2.03% +2.07% +3.57%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in the City of London

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in the City of London.

Salary trend for Desktop Support in the City of London

Desktop Support
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support in the City of London over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Desktop Support in the City of London

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 7 May 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 City of London region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 20 (86.96%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (82.61%) Active Directory
3 16 (69.57%) Finance
3 16 (69.57%) Windows
4 14 (60.87%) Microsoft
5 11 (47.83%) Social Skills
6 10 (43.48%) Windows 10
6 10 (43.48%) ITIL
6 10 (43.48%) Microsoft Exchange
7 9 (39.13%) Azure
8 8 (34.78%) Entra ID
9 7 (30.43%) Windows 7
9 7 (30.43%) Apple
10 6 (26.09%) ITSM
10 6 (26.09%) Skype
11 5 (21.74%) Apple iOS
11 5 (21.74%) Mimecast
11 5 (21.74%) Service Management
11 5 (21.74%) Bloomberg
11 5 (21.74%) SCCM
11 5 (21.74%) PowerShell
11 5 (21.74%) Android
12 4 (17.39%) Change Management
12 4 (17.39%) Mac OS X
12 4 (17.39%) Microsoft Office
12 4 (17.39%) Cisco
12 4 (17.39%) Customer Experience
12 4 (17.39%) Windows Server
12 4 (17.39%) Windows Server 2008
12 4 (17.39%) Root Cause Analysis

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (43.48%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (13.04%) SharePoint
3 2 (8.70%) Skype for Business
4 1 (4.35%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 4 (17.39%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (8.70%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 20 (86.96%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (39.13%) Azure
3 8 (34.78%) Entra ID
4 5 (21.74%) Mimecast
5 3 (13.04%) WhatsApp
6 2 (8.70%) Slack
7 1 (4.35%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 6 (26.09%) Skype
2 2 (8.70%) Cisco IOS
2 2 (8.70%) TCP/IP
2 2 (8.70%) Telepresence
2 2 (8.70%) VPN
3 1 (4.35%) DHCP
3 1 (4.35%) PSTN
3 1 (4.35%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 2 (8.70%) JIRA
General
1 16 (69.57%) Finance
2 11 (47.83%) Social Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Automotive
3 2 (8.70%) Pharmaceutical
3 2 (8.70%) Telecoms
4 1 (4.35%) Law
4 1 (4.35%) Legal
4 1 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.04%) Video Conferencing
2 2 (8.70%) Onboarding
2 2 (8.70%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.35%) Blackberry
3 1 (4.35%) Derivative
3 1 (4.35%) Driving Licence
3 1 (4.35%) iPad
3 1 (4.35%) iPhone
3 1 (4.35%) Mobile App
3 1 (4.35%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 16 (69.57%) Windows
2 10 (43.48%) Windows 10
3 7 (30.43%) Windows 7
4 5 (21.74%) Android
4 5 (21.74%) Apple iOS
5 4 (17.39%) Mac OS X
5 4 (17.39%) Windows Server
5 4 (17.39%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (4.35%) Linux
6 1 (4.35%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (43.48%) ITIL
2 6 (26.09%) ITSM
3 5 (21.74%) Service Management
4 4 (17.39%) Change Management
4 4 (17.39%) Customer Experience
4 4 (17.39%) Root Cause Analysis
4 4 (17.39%) Software Deployment
5 3 (13.04%) Asset Management
5 3 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (4.35%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (4.35%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (4.35%) Creative Problem-Solving
7 1 (4.35%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 1 (4.35%) Knowledge Transfer
7 1 (4.35%) Mentoring
7 1 (4.35%) Mobile Device Management
7 1 (4.35%) Proactive Maintenance
7 1 (4.35%) Product Management
7 1 (4.35%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 5 (21.74%) PowerShell
2 1 (4.35%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (13.04%) Degree
2 2 (8.70%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 2 (8.70%) Master's Degree
2 2 (8.70%) MBA
3 1 (4.35%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (4.35%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.35%) PCI DSS
1 1 (4.35%) SLA
System Software
1 19 (82.61%) Active Directory
2 2 (8.70%) vSphere
3 1 (4.35%) Hyper-V
3 1 (4.35%) KVM
3 1 (4.35%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (21.74%) SCCM
2 4 (17.39%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (4.35%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 14 (60.87%) Microsoft
2 7 (30.43%) Apple
3 5 (21.74%) Bloomberg
4 4 (17.39%) Cisco
5 3 (13.04%) Citrix
6 2 (8.70%) Dell
6 2 (8.70%) Ivanti
6 2 (8.70%) Okta
6 2 (8.70%) Polycom
6 2 (8.70%) ServiceNow
6 2 (8.70%) Trayport
7 1 (4.35%) Avaya
7 1 (4.35%) iManage
7 1 (4.35%) Intapp
7 1 (4.35%) Palo Alto
7 1 (4.35%) Symantec
7 1 (4.35%) Veeam
7 1 (4.35%) VMware