Desktop Support Jobs in Birmingham

Desktop Support
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Desktop Support salary in Birmingham is £33,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 143 128 189
Rank change year-on-year -15 +61 -41
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 7 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.22% 0.11% 0.095%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.12% 0.099%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 3
10th Percentile £31,375 £25,700 £45,191
25th Percentile £31,563 £26,000 £45,478
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,750 £27,750 £45,955
Median % change year-on-year +21.62% -39.61% +36.16%
75th Percentile £36,563 £30,750 £47,978
90th Percentile £37,125 £31,800 £49,191
West Midlands median annual salary £33,750 £26,500 £27,500
% change year-on-year +27.36% -3.64% -15.38%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,969 1,669 3,023
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.58% 92.88% 96.18%
Number of salaries quoted 2,354 1,299 2,256
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £33,875
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.90% +0.91% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £84,964 £81,250 £85,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Birmingham

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for Desktop Support in Birmingham

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 19 June 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 Birmingham region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) Degree
2 3 (42.86%) Azure
2 3 (42.86%) Windows
2 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 3 (42.86%) Active Directory
2 3 (42.86%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (42.86%) Customer Service
3 2 (28.57%) ServiceNow
3 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 2 (28.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (28.57%) ITSM
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (28.57%) MCSE
3 2 (28.57%) ITIL
4 1 (14.29%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (14.29%) Data Protection
4 1 (14.29%) Incident Management
4 1 (14.29%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
4 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 3 (42.86%) Azure
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (28.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (14.29%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 3 (42.86%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Customer Service
2 2 (28.57%) ITIL
2 2 (28.57%) ITSM
3 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) Data Protection
3 1 (14.29%) Incident Management
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) Degree
2 2 (28.57%) MCSE
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 3 (42.86%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 2 (28.57%) ServiceNow