Desktop Support Engineer Job Trends in Cumbria

Desktop Support Engineer
North West > Cumbria

The median Desktop Support Engineer salary in Cumbria is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 November 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cumbria 0.30% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 - -
75th Percentile £28,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £27,500 £26,500 £27,500
% change year-on-year +3.77% -3.64% -2.22%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cumbria

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cumbria. 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 Cumbria with a recognized job title 299 480 149
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.88% 95.81% 96.75%
Number of salaries quoted 142 276 40
10th Percentile £25,203 £35,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,734 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £43,800
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +14.16% +20.00%
75th Percentile £55,625 £56,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £62,375 £65,000 £66,250
North West median annual salary £48,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

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 Cumbria.

Desktop Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Cumbria

Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Cumbria

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

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Cumbria

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 3 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
Barrow-in-Furness - 1 £27,500 - 2
Desktop Support Engineer
North West

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria

For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, 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 Cumbria region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Control
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 7

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Control
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow