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 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 | 663 | 702 | 916 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +39 | +214 | -139 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 249 | 297 | 328 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.25% | 0.29% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | 0.32% | 0.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 226 | 256 | 263 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,240 | £24,375 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,250 | £28,250 | £27,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £33,250 | £33,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.26% | +0.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £38,563 | £39,063 | £43,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £55,000 | £51,875 | £57,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,000 | £29,400 | £29,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.36% | -0.34% | -1.67% |
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 | 93,191 | 92,882 | 151,282 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.46% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,790 | 58,425 | 84,716 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,517 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +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 7 May 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 7 May 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 | +23 | 214 | £32,500 | -4.41% | 45 |
| UK excluding London | -16 | 165 | £29,000 | -1.36% | 35 |
| London | +79 | 82 | £42,500 | +11.84% | 22 |
| South East | -14 | 45 | £31,250 | +6.29% | 3 |
| North of England | +52 | 30 | £28,000 | -8.20% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +46 | 29 | £47,000 | +34.29% | 6 |
| South West | -34 | 27 | £29,290 | +6.51% | 8 |
| Wales | +27 | 20 | £28,290 | +2.87% | 2 |
| North West | +15 | 19 | £27,000 | -10.00% | 1 |
| Midlands | +10 | 18 | £27,500 | +3.77% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 14 | £30,000 | +12.15% | 1 |
| East of England | +11 | 12 | £24,240 | -30.74% | 7 |
| Scotland | -53 | 12 | £24,240 | -25.42% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +89 | 11 | £32,500 | -15.13% | |
| West Midlands | +13 | 4 | £27,000 | +1.89% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £35,000 | - | 1 |
Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 May 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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