Desktop Support Jobs in Central London

Desktop Support
London > Central London

The median Desktop Support salary in Central London is £41,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 163 201 229
Rank change year-on-year +38 +28 +26
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 25 58 75
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 0.67% 1.06% 0.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.70% 1.10% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 23 41 71
10th Percentile £37,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,750 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £38,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.21% -10.59% +30.77%
75th Percentile £57,500 £43,750 £48,750
90th Percentile - £47,000 £58,750
London median annual salary £41,500 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +3.75% +6.67% +7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 3,567 5,281 7,635
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.02% 96.19% 95.98%
Number of salaries quoted 2,826 4,427 6,487
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £54,625 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £112,500 £111,250 £108,750
London median annual salary £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Central London

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in Central London

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

Salary trend for Desktop Support in Central London

Desktop Support
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support in Central London over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Desktop Support in Central London

Desktop Support
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the Central London region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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
City of London +23 22 £41,500 +15.28% 4
City of Westminster - 1 £42,500 -
Desktop Support
London

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 19 April 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 Central London region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 23 (92.00%) Microsoft 365
2 21 (84.00%) Active Directory
3 17 (68.00%) Finance
4 16 (64.00%) Windows
5 13 (52.00%) Microsoft
6 12 (48.00%) ITIL
7 11 (44.00%) Azure
8 10 (40.00%) Entra ID
8 10 (40.00%) Microsoft Exchange
9 9 (36.00%) Windows 10
9 9 (36.00%) Social Skills
10 8 (32.00%) Windows 7
11 7 (28.00%) Skype
11 7 (28.00%) Apple
12 6 (24.00%) Bloomberg
12 6 (24.00%) ITSM
12 6 (24.00%) Mimecast
12 6 (24.00%) PowerShell
12 6 (24.00%) SCCM
13 5 (20.00%) Windows Server 2008
13 5 (20.00%) Android
13 5 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
13 5 (20.00%) Apple iOS
13 5 (20.00%) Software Deployment
13 5 (20.00%) Customer Experience
13 5 (20.00%) Windows Server
13 5 (20.00%) Service Management
13 5 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
13 5 (20.00%) Mac OS X
13 5 (20.00%) Change Management

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (40.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (8.00%) SharePoint
2 2 (8.00%) Skype for Business
3 1 (4.00%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 5 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (8.00%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 23 (92.00%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (44.00%) Azure
3 10 (40.00%) Entra ID
4 6 (24.00%) Mimecast
5 2 (8.00%) Slack
5 2 (8.00%) WhatsApp
6 1 (4.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 7 (28.00%) Skype
2 3 (12.00%) TCP/IP
2 3 (12.00%) VPN
3 2 (8.00%) Cisco IOS
3 2 (8.00%) Telepresence
4 1 (4.00%) DHCP
4 1 (4.00%) PSTN
Development Applications
1 1 (4.00%) JIRA
General
1 17 (68.00%) Finance
2 9 (36.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (8.00%) Automotive
3 2 (8.00%) Law
3 2 (8.00%) Legal
3 2 (8.00%) Pharmaceutical
3 2 (8.00%) Telecoms
4 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (12.00%) Video Conferencing
2 2 (8.00%) Onboarding
2 2 (8.00%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.00%) Blackberry
3 1 (4.00%) Hedge funds
3 1 (4.00%) iPad
3 1 (4.00%) iPhone
3 1 (4.00%) Mobile App
3 1 (4.00%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 16 (64.00%) Windows
2 9 (36.00%) Windows 10
3 8 (32.00%) Windows 7
4 5 (20.00%) Android
4 5 (20.00%) Apple iOS
4 5 (20.00%) Mac OS X
4 5 (20.00%) Windows Server
4 5 (20.00%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (4.00%) Linux
5 1 (4.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (48.00%) ITIL
2 6 (24.00%) ITSM
3 5 (20.00%) Change Management
3 5 (20.00%) Customer Experience
3 5 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 5 (20.00%) Service Management
3 5 (20.00%) Software Deployment
4 2 (8.00%) Asset Management
4 2 (8.00%) Break/Fix
4 2 (8.00%) Customer Service
4 2 (8.00%) Mobile Device Management
4 2 (8.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (8.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (4.00%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (4.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (4.00%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (4.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 1 (4.00%) Mentoring
5 1 (4.00%) Project Management
5 1 (4.00%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 6 (24.00%) PowerShell
2 1 (4.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (8.00%) Degree
1 2 (8.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 2 (8.00%) Master's Degree
1 2 (8.00%) MBA
2 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 21 (84.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (8.00%) vSphere
3 1 (4.00%) Hyper-V
3 1 (4.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (24.00%) SCCM
2 4 (16.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (4.00%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 13 (52.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (28.00%) Apple
3 6 (24.00%) Bloomberg
4 4 (16.00%) Citrix
5 3 (12.00%) Cisco
6 2 (8.00%) iManage
6 2 (8.00%) Intapp
6 2 (8.00%) Ivanti
6 2 (8.00%) Okta
6 2 (8.00%) Polycom
6 2 (8.00%) Trayport
7 1 (4.00%) Aderant
7 1 (4.00%) Avaya
7 1 (4.00%) Dell
7 1 (4.00%) Palo Alto
7 1 (4.00%) ServiceNow
7 1 (4.00%) Symantec
7 1 (4.00%) Veeam
7 1 (4.00%) VMware