Desktop Engineer
UK > England
The median Desktop Engineer salary in England is £33,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 595 | 621 | 636 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +26 | +15 | +219 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 90 | 225 | 268 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.18% | 0.25% | 0.31% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.27% | 0.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 77 | 201 | 234 |
| 10th Percentile | £21,250 | £24,240 | £25,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,750 | £28,000 | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.54% | - | -4.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £40,500 | £38,750 | £40,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £57,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £33,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.54% | - | -4.41% |
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 | 44,450 | 84,705 | 79,000 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.78% | 94.67% | 91.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,451 | 62,722 | 50,420 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £28,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £38,070 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -13.65% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,952 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Desktop Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Desktop Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in England.
Desktop Engineer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Engineer in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
Desktop Engineer
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 Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 30 May 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 |
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| London | +60 | 34 | £40,000 | -5.88% | 20 |
| South East | +73 | 26 | £29,500 | -1.67% | 21 |
| North of England | +36 | 13 | £31,500 | +4.13% | 4 |
| East of England | +42 | 11 | £22,500 | -7.18% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +60 | 10 | £33,000 | +1.54% | 1 |
| South West | +78 | 5 | - | - | 4 |
| North West | -7 | 3 | £28,250 | +4.63% | 3 |
| Midlands | +69 | 2 | £39,000 | +20.00% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +53 | 1 | £55,000 | +69.23% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +34 | 1 | £23,000 | -29.23% | |
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Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Desktop Engineer 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 England region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.
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Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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