Desktop Support Job Trends in Bristol

Desktop Support
South West > Bristol

The median Desktop Support salary in Bristol is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
15 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 80 152
Rank change year-on-year -19 +72 -13
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 8 2 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.29% 0.22% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% 0.23% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £32,278
25th Percentile - - £32,694
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £38,250
Median % change year-on-year - - +25.41%
75th Percentile - - £43,750
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £37,500 £31,000 £29,290
% change year-on-year +20.97% +5.84% +6.51%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 2,580 863 3,282
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.92% 94.42% 97.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1,989 621 2,529
10th Percentile £28,900 £29,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -5.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,886 £70,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £93,778 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,130 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.26% - -4.76%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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 Bristol.

Desktop Support job vacancy trend in Bristol

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Bristol

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 15 June 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 Bristol region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 1 (12.50%) Analytics
1 1 (12.50%) Cisco
1 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (12.50%) CTC Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) Customer Acquisition
1 1 (12.50%) Customer Experience
1 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
1 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
1 1 (12.50%) Google
1 1 (12.50%) Google Workspace
1 1 (12.50%) ITIL
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (12.50%) Patch Management
1 1 (12.50%) People Management
1 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) SLA
1 1 (12.50%) Software Deployment
1 1 (12.50%) Ticket Management
1 1 (12.50%) Windows
1 1 (12.50%) Windows 10

Desktop Support 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:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Google Workspace
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (12.50%) Back Office
1 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Windows
1 1 (12.50%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (12.50%) Analytics
1 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (12.50%) Customer Acquisition
1 1 (12.50%) Customer Experience
1 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
1 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (12.50%) ITIL
1 1 (12.50%) Patch Management
1 1 (12.50%) People Management
1 1 (12.50%) Software Deployment
1 1 (12.50%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) CTC Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
1 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Cisco
1 1 (12.50%) Google
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
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