Desktop Support Job Trends in East London

Desktop Support
London > East London

The median Desktop Support salary in East London is £32,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 December 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 - 41
Rank change year-on-year - - +20
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 2 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in East London 0.83% - 1.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.93% - 1.94%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 5
10th Percentile - - £30,050
25th Percentile £31,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 - £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +7.69%
75th Percentile £33,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
London median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £41,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +8.43% +9.21%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in East 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 East London with a recognized job title 215 114 258
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.84% 75.00% 85.43%
Number of salaries quoted 111 48 188
10th Percentile £31,000 £26,175 £25,713
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,875 £33,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.65% +6.11% -28.00%
75th Percentile £88,750 £67,813 £63,125
90th Percentile £107,500 £87,000 £107,500
London median annual salary £72,000 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% - +3.45%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in East London

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 East London.

Desktop Support job vacancy trend in East London

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in East London

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in East London.

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in East London

Desktop Support
Job Locations in East 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 East London region over the 6 months to 21 December 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
Redbridge - 2 £32,000 -
Desktop Support
London

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East London

For the 6 months to 21 December 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 East London region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) DHCP
1 2 (100.00%) DNS
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East London 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) DHCP
1 2 (100.00%) DNS
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft