Desktop Support Jobs in Scotland

Desktop Support
UK > Scotland

The median Desktop Support salary in Scotland is £24,240 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 266 214 223
Rank change year-on-year -52 +9 -37
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 16 8 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.24% 0.17% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.19% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 9 7 18
10th Percentile £24,192 £30,150 £22,000
25th Percentile - £31,250 £25,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,240 £45,000 £26,590
Median % change year-on-year -46.13% +69.24% +2.27%
75th Percentile £28,750 £45,500 £31,375
90th Percentile £38,000 £46,000 £32,025
UK median annual salary £32,500 £32,500 £33,000
% change year-on-year - -1.52% +1.54%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 6,504 4,273 5,497
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.86% 90.24% 96.34%
Number of salaries quoted 2,617 2,331 2,950
10th Percentile £27,900 £31,569 £28,247
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,635
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,686 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.19% - +9.09%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Scotland

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Desktop Support in Scotland

Desktop Support
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support in Scotland over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Desktop Support in Scotland

Desktop Support
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the Scotland 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
Glasgow -98 8 £38,000 +16.92% 2
Aberdeen - 6 £24,240 -
West Dunbartonshire - 1 £27,500 -
South Ayrshire - 1 - -
Desktop Support
UK

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

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 Scotland region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 14 (87.50%) Windows
2 11 (68.75%) Microsoft
3 9 (56.25%) Active Directory
4 8 (50.00%) Windows 10
5 7 (43.75%) Security Cleared
5 7 (43.75%) ITIL
6 5 (31.25%) Proactive Maintenance
6 5 (31.25%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (31.25%) Driving Licence
6 5 (31.25%) KVM
6 5 (31.25%) PCI DSS
6 5 (31.25%) SLA
6 5 (31.25%) Dell
6 5 (31.25%) Asset Management
6 5 (31.25%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (25.00%) McAfee
7 4 (25.00%) VMware
7 4 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
7 4 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (25.00%) vSphere
7 4 (25.00%) McAfee ePO
8 3 (18.75%) Azure
8 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
8 3 (18.75%) Customer Service
8 3 (18.75%) TCP/IP
9 2 (12.50%) DTS
9 2 (12.50%) WAN
9 2 (12.50%) Service Management
9 2 (12.50%) ITSM
9 2 (12.50%) Banking

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

Cloud Services
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (18.75%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 5 (31.25%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (18.75%) TCP/IP
3 2 (12.50%) Structured Cabling
3 2 (12.50%) Unified Communications
3 2 (12.50%) VLAN
3 2 (12.50%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (12.50%) DTS
General
1 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
2 2 (12.50%) Banking
2 2 (12.50%) Finance
3 1 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (31.25%) Driving Licence
2 2 (12.50%) iPhone
2 2 (12.50%) Onboarding
2 2 (12.50%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 14 (87.50%) Windows
2 8 (50.00%) Windows 10
3 2 (12.50%) Android
3 2 (12.50%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (43.75%) ITIL
2 5 (31.25%) Asset Management
2 5 (31.25%) Proactive Maintenance
3 3 (18.75%) Customer Service
4 2 (12.50%) ITSM
4 2 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (12.50%) Service Management
5 1 (6.25%) Decision-Making
5 1 (6.25%) Incident Management
Qualifications
1 7 (43.75%) Security Cleared
2 5 (31.25%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (6.25%) Degree
3 1 (6.25%) MCSA
3 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (31.25%) PCI DSS
1 5 (31.25%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (56.25%) Active Directory
2 5 (31.25%) KVM
3 4 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (25.00%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (25.00%) McAfee ePO
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (6.25%) SCCM
Vendors
1 11 (68.75%) Microsoft
2 5 (31.25%) Dell
3 4 (25.00%) McAfee
3 4 (25.00%) VMware
4 2 (12.50%) Polycom
5 1 (6.25%) ServiceNow