Desktop Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Desktop Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
100 |
102 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+2 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer |
6 |
2 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
0.51% |
0.18% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.55% |
0.20% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£25,500 |
£37,520 |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£26,000 |
£39,727 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-34.55% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£26,500 |
£41,934 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£39,727 |
£24,240 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.69% |
+63.89% |
-25.42% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title |
1,083 |
1,020 |
1,158 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.72% |
93.75% |
95.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
553 |
408 |
916 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,250 |
£33,750 |
£28,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£45,000 |
£43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£51,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-15.00% |
- |
-0.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£78,017 |
£72,433 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£98,474 |
£91,934 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-13.04% |
