Desktop Support Job Trends in Berkshire

Desktop Support
South East > Berkshire

The median Desktop Support salary in Berkshire is £38,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 124 116
Rank change year-on-year -3 -8 +53
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 2 1 26
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 0.10% 0.061% 1.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.074% 1.34%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 26
10th Percentile £36,075 - £28,290
25th Percentile £36,563 - £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,250 - £34,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +23.21%
75th Percentile £40,063 - -
90th Percentile £40,625 - £39,125
South East median annual salary £35,000 £33,500 £31,250
% change year-on-year +4.48% +7.20% +6.29%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,819 1,348 1,944
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.15% 82.50% 94.09%
Number of salaries quoted 922 693 1,428
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £47,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +18.18% -4.35%
75th Percentile £68,750 £81,250 £70,063
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Desktop Support job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Berkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Berkshire

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, Desktop Support 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 Berkshire region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco
2 1 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Draytek
2 1 (50.00%) Firewall
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Logitech
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) SLA
2 1 (50.00%) VPN
2 1 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Windows Server
2 1 (50.00%) Yealink

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) VPN
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) IPTV
1 1 (50.00%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (50.00%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco
2 1 (50.00%) Draytek
2 1 (50.00%) Logitech
2 1 (50.00%) Yealink