Desktop Technician Job Trends in England

Desktop Technician
UK > England

The median Desktop Technician salary in England is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 December 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 583 690 664
Rank change year-on-year +107 -26 +346
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Technician 27 12 12
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.056% 0.021% 0.027%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.061% 0.023% 0.028%
Number of salaries quoted 18 3 12
10th Percentile - £25,810 £26,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £26,819 £27,930
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £29,000 £30,250
Median % change year-on-year +12.07% -4.13% +47.56%
75th Percentile £33,750 £33,500 £37,500
90th Percentile - £35,900 £38,850
UK median annual salary £32,500 £29,000 £30,250
% change year-on-year +12.07% -4.13% +47.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 43,942 52,815 42,727
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.38% 93.87% 95.11%
Number of salaries quoted 28,046 29,361 33,392
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,710 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,965 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.11% -3.39% -

Desktop Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Technician' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Desktop Technician job vacancy trend in England

Desktop Technician
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Technician job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Technician job vacancies in England

Desktop Technician
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Technician within the England region over the 6 months to 6 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
North of England +55 19 £32,500 - 1
Yorkshire +19 19 £32,500 -
South West +28 7 - -
West Midlands - 1 £27,500 -
Midlands - 1 £27,500 - 3
Desktop Technician
UK

Desktop Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, Desktop Technician 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 England region featuring Desktop Technician in the job title.

1 24 (88.89%) ITIL
2 18 (66.67%) Cisco
2 18 (66.67%) Degree
2 18 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 18 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 18 (66.67%) Windows
3 14 (51.85%) Customer Service
4 13 (48.15%) SLA
5 12 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (40.74%) Android
6 11 (40.74%) Cisco IOS
6 11 (40.74%) Microsoft Intune
6 11 (40.74%) Preventative Maintenance
6 11 (40.74%) Vulnerability Management
7 8 (29.63%) Security Cleared
8 7 (25.93%) Analytics
8 7 (25.93%) Continuous Improvement
8 7 (25.93%) CTC Cleared
8 7 (25.93%) Customer Acquisition
8 7 (25.93%) Customer Experience
8 7 (25.93%) Cybersecurity
8 7 (25.93%) Entra ID
8 7 (25.93%) Microsoft Office
8 7 (25.93%) Patch Management
8 7 (25.93%) SC Cleared
8 7 (25.93%) Software Deployment
8 7 (25.93%) Ticket Management
8 7 (25.93%) Windows 10
9 1 (3.70%) Business Intelligence
9 1 (3.70%) Digital Marketing

Desktop Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 1 (3.70%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (25.93%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 18 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (25.93%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 11 (40.74%) Cisco IOS
General
1 19 (70.37%) Social Skills
2 7 (25.93%) Back Office
3 2 (7.41%) Multimedia
4 1 (3.70%) Electronics
4 1 (3.70%) Finance
4 1 (3.70%) Manufacturing
4 1 (3.70%) Marketing
4 1 (3.70%) Public Sector
4 1 (3.70%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.70%) Driving Licence
1 1 (3.70%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 18 (66.67%) Windows
2 11 (40.74%) Android
3 7 (25.93%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (88.89%) ITIL
2 14 (51.85%) Customer Service
3 12 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (40.74%) Preventative Maintenance
4 11 (40.74%) Vulnerability Management
5 7 (25.93%) Analytics
5 7 (25.93%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (25.93%) Customer Acquisition
5 7 (25.93%) Customer Experience
5 7 (25.93%) Cybersecurity
5 7 (25.93%) Patch Management
5 7 (25.93%) Software Deployment
5 7 (25.93%) Ticket Management
6 1 (3.70%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (3.70%) Digital Marketing
6 1 (3.70%) Programme Management
6 1 (3.70%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 18 (66.67%) Degree
2 8 (29.63%) Security Cleared
3 7 (25.93%) CTC Cleared
3 7 (25.93%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (48.15%) SLA
Systems Management
1 11 (40.74%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 18 (66.67%) Cisco
1 18 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.70%) SAP