Desktop Support Jobs in the City of London

Desktop Support
Central London > City of London

The median Desktop Support salary in the City of London is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 155 185
Rank change year-on-year +45 +30 +37
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 29 22 46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 1.52% 0.66% 1.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.63% 0.68% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 28 20 31
10th Percentile £38,050 £36,850 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,250 £36,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% +28.47% -15.29%
75th Percentile £47,500 £57,500 £40,000
90th Percentile £57,500 - £43,750
Central London median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £36,000
% change year-on-year - +25.00% -15.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,781 3,214 4,384
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.25% 96.14% 96.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1,351 2,532 3,665
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £42,444
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £73,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.68% -2.67% +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £73,210
% change year-on-year - -0.97% +0.98%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in the City of London

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in the City of London.

Salary trend for Desktop Support in the City of London

Desktop Support
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support in the City of London over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Desktop Support in the City of London

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, 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 City of London region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 28 (96.55%) Windows
2 26 (89.66%) Active Directory
3 18 (62.07%) SLA
4 15 (51.72%) Structured Cabling
4 15 (51.72%) People Management
5 9 (31.03%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (31.03%) Microsoft Office
6 8 (27.59%) Microsoft
6 8 (27.59%) Windows 10
6 8 (27.59%) Social Skills
7 7 (24.14%) SCCM
8 6 (20.69%) Degree
9 5 (17.24%) Microsoft Exchange
9 5 (17.24%) Citrix
9 5 (17.24%) Problem-Solving
10 3 (10.34%) Law
10 3 (10.34%) ITSM
10 3 (10.34%) A+ Certification
10 3 (10.34%) Investment Management
10 3 (10.34%) Azure
10 3 (10.34%) Microsoft Intune
10 3 (10.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (10.34%) Customer Service
11 2 (6.90%) iPhone
11 2 (6.90%) Entra ID
11 2 (6.90%) Analytical Skills
11 2 (6.90%) ServiceNow
11 2 (6.90%) iPad
11 2 (6.90%) Asset Management
11 2 (6.90%) Apple

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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 5 (17.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (3.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (31.03%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (3.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (3.45%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 9 (31.03%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (10.34%) Azure
3 2 (6.90%) Entra ID
4 1 (3.45%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 15 (51.72%) Structured Cabling
2 2 (6.90%) DHCP
2 2 (6.90%) DNS
2 2 (6.90%) TCP/IP
2 2 (6.90%) Wireless
3 1 (3.45%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (3.45%) Firewall
3 1 (3.45%) Remote Desktop
General
1 8 (27.59%) Social Skills
2 3 (10.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (10.34%) Law
3 2 (6.90%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (6.90%) Finance
3 2 (6.90%) Legal
4 1 (3.45%) Billing
4 1 (3.45%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.90%) iPad
1 2 (6.90%) iPhone
2 1 (3.45%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (3.45%) Smartphone
2 1 (3.45%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 28 (96.55%) Windows
2 8 (27.59%) Windows 10
3 1 (3.45%) Apple iOS
3 1 (3.45%) Mac OS
3 1 (3.45%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (51.72%) People Management
2 5 (17.24%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (10.34%) Customer Service
3 3 (10.34%) Investment Management
3 3 (10.34%) ITSM
4 2 (6.90%) Asset Management
4 2 (6.90%) Change Management
4 2 (6.90%) Service Delivery
5 1 (3.45%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (3.45%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (3.45%) Data Protection
5 1 (3.45%) Data Visualisation
5 1 (3.45%) Hardware Maintenance
5 1 (3.45%) Information Security
5 1 (3.45%) Infrastructure Maintenance
5 1 (3.45%) ITIL
5 1 (3.45%) Knowledge Transfer
5 1 (3.45%) Mobile Device Management
5 1 (3.45%) Software Deployment
5 1 (3.45%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.45%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (20.69%) Degree
2 3 (10.34%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (62.07%) SLA
System Software
1 26 (89.66%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.45%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 7 (24.14%) SCCM
2 3 (10.34%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 8 (27.59%) Microsoft
2 5 (17.24%) Citrix
3 2 (6.90%) Apple
3 2 (6.90%) Cisco
3 2 (6.90%) ServiceNow
4 1 (3.45%) Bloomberg
4 1 (3.45%) FactSet
4 1 (3.45%) Mitel