Desktop Support Engineer Job Trends in Caerphilly

Desktop Support Engineer
South Wales > Caerphilly

The median Desktop Support Engineer salary in Caerphilly is £33,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 February 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Caerphilly 5.00% - 5.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.14% - 5.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 - £28,290
75th Percentile £34,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £35,000 - £28,290

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Caerphilly

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Caerphilly. 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 Caerphilly with a recognized job title 14 3 19
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 70.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 14 3 15
10th Percentile £22,660 £47,550 £25,047
25th Percentile £26,690 £48,750 £26,669
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £51,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.48% +47.14% -12.50%
75th Percentile £45,000 £52,250 £45,000
90th Percentile - - £47,500
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +2.15%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Caerphilly

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

Desktop Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Caerphilly

Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Caerphilly

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Caerphilly.

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Caerphilly

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Caerphilly

For the 6 months to 7 February 2026, Desktop Support 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 Caerphilly region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Application Packaging
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) SLA

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Caerphilly 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 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Application Packaging
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft