Desktop Support Job Trends in Cheshire

Desktop Support
North West > Cheshire

The median Desktop Support salary in Cheshire is £41,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 November 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 69 55
Rank change year-on-year 0 -14 +59
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 1 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.11% 0.45% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.48% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £40,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 - £32,000
75th Percentile £41,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £29,000 £29,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year - +5.45% -7.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 749 830 438
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.13% 93.26% 98.21%
Number of salaries quoted 410 471 339
10th Percentile £26,500 £31,250 £23,850
25th Percentile £33,500 £37,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,096 £49,502
Median % change year-on-year -0.21% -8.90% +10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £65,000 £77,600
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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 Cheshire.

Desktop Support job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Cheshire.

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Cheshire

Desktop Support
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 26 November 2025. 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
Crewe - 1 £41,000 - 1
Desktop Support
North West

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 26 November 2025, 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 Cheshire region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft