Desktop Engineer Job Trends in Bristol

Desktop Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Desktop Engineer salary in Bristol is £60,000 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 85 113 126
Rank change year-on-year +28 +13 +44
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 2 8 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.15% 0.39% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.41% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £26,500 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £33,269 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year +80.35% +18.82% +1.82%
75th Percentile - £36,000 £28,500
90th Percentile - £39,560 -
South West median annual salary £48,750 £29,605 £27,500
% change year-on-year +64.67% +7.65% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,224 1,965 1,543
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 95.76% 94.84%
Number of salaries quoted 908 1,240 1,310
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,725 £35,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -7.60% +8.23%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £86,250
South West median annual salary £45,000 £51,099 £52,700
% change year-on-year -11.94% -3.04% +5.40%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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 Bristol.

Desktop Engineer job vacancy trend in Bristol

Desktop Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Bristol

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

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 Bristol region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) WPF

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) WPF
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#