Desktop Engineer
UK
The median Desktop Engineer salary in the UK is £32,500 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 | |
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| Rank | 656 | 700 | 908 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +44 | +208 | -152 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 256 | 305 | 301 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.29% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.31% | 0.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 234 | 265 | 246 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,240 | £23,680 | £25,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,000 | £27,500 | £27,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £34,000 | £33,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.41% | +3.03% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £37,950 | £40,000 | £41,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,000 | £29,400 | £29,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.36% | -0.34% | -4.07% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 91,989 | 97,583 | 147,027 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.61% | 96.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,379 | 61,119 | 85,881 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer.
Desktop Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Engineer over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.
Desktop Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 19 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 |
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| England | +61 | 223 | £32,500 | -4.41% | 52 |
| UK excluding London | +15 | 167 | £29,000 | -1.36% | 39 |
| London | +109 | 87 | £41,500 | +3.75% | 23 |
| South East | -36 | 49 | £32,500 | +10.54% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +64 | 31 | £45,000 | +28.57% | 12 |
| North of England | +62 | 31 | £27,500 | - | 7 |
| South West | -3 | 26 | £29,290 | +6.51% | 8 |
| Midlands | +23 | 18 | £27,500 | +3.77% | 4 |
| Wales | +21 | 18 | £28,290 | +2.87% | 4 |
| North West | +12 | 18 | £27,000 | +8.00% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 14 | £30,000 | +12.15% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +109 | 13 | £32,500 | -15.13% | 4 |
| East of England | +26 | 12 | £24,240 | -30.74% | 5 |
| Scotland | -50 | 12 | £24,240 | -25.42% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +29 | 4 | £27,000 | +1.89% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £35,000 | - | 1 |
Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Desktop Engineer 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 featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.
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Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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