Desktop Engineer Job Trends in Aberdeen

Desktop Engineer
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median Desktop Engineer salary in Aberdeen is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Aberdeen 1.67% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.69% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
Scotland median annual salary £30,000 £46,364 £26,823
% change year-on-year -35.29% +72.85% -29.02%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Aberdeen

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Aberdeen. 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 Aberdeen with a recognized job title 59 228 138
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.33% 96.61% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 24 106 75
10th Percentile £25,375 £29,375 £33,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,313 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £66,250 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £69,750
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -9.09%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.

Desktop Engineer job vacancy trend in Aberdeen

Desktop Engineer
Salary Trend in Aberdeen

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Aberdeen.

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Aberdeen

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Desktop Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Aberdeen region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
General
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM