Desktop Support Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Desktop Support
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Desktop Support salary in Buckinghamshire is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 88 70
Rank change year-on-year +5 -18 +45
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 6 5 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Buckinghamshire 0.46% 0.54% 0.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% 0.59% 0.90%
Number of salaries quoted 5 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £32,500 £26,750 £24,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £28,500 £24,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.81% +16.33% -10.91%
75th Percentile £37,500 £32,000 £24,750
90th Percentile - £33,050 -
South East median annual salary £35,000 £33,500 £31,000
% change year-on-year +4.48% +8.06% +5.44%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 1,179 854 779
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.76% 92.03% 95.35%
Number of salaries quoted 728 401 573
10th Percentile £31,000 £31,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £90,000 £77,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £56,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.71% +6.67% -4.55%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Desktop Support job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

Desktop Support
Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Milton Keynes -4 1 - -
Desktop Support
South East

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 1 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
1 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
1 1 (16.67%) ITIL
1 1 (16.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (16.67%) ITSM
1 1 (16.67%) McAfee
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (16.67%) SCCM
1 1 (16.67%) Security Patching
1 1 (16.67%) VPN
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
1 1 (16.67%) Windows 10

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) VPN
General
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Video Conferencing
1 1 (16.67%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
1 1 (16.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
1 1 (16.67%) ITIL
1 1 (16.67%) ITSM
1 1 (16.67%) Security Patching
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) McAfee
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft