Desktop Support Engineer Jobs in England

Desktop Support Engineer
UK > England

The median Desktop Support Engineer salary in England is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 629 711 916
Rank change year-on-year +82 +205 -160
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 194 233 216
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.23% 0.25% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.27% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 176 207 193
10th Percentile £24,240 £23,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £27,000 £26,375 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £33,500 £33,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.99% +1.52% -
75th Percentile £35,000 £38,375 £40,150
90th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £53,750
UK median annual salary £30,000 £33,000 £33,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 80,251 85,470 125,579
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.57% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,137 54,051 75,614
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,626 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.15% +1.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,991 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,686 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.19% - +9.09%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Desktop Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Engineer in England

Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer in England.

Salary trend for Desktop Support Engineer in England

Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer in England over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Desktop Support Engineer in England

Desktop Support 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 Support Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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
London +109 73 £40,000 +5.26% 19
South East +7 41 £30,000 +2.04% 2
North of England +57 27 £27,000 +8.00% 2
South West -19 25 £29,145 +5.98% 4
North West +14 19 £27,000 +8.00% 2
Midlands +14 16 £32,500 +22.64% 1
East of England +17 12 £24,240 -30.74% 2
East Midlands -7 12 £32,500 +21.50% 1
Yorkshire +103 8 £32,500 -7.14%
West Midlands +24 4 £27,000 +1.89%
Desktop Support Engineer
UK

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Desktop Support 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 Support Engineer in the job title.

1 152 (78.35%) Windows
2 143 (73.71%) Microsoft
3 124 (63.92%) Active Directory
4 89 (45.88%) Microsoft Office
5 80 (41.24%) Microsoft 365
6 79 (40.72%) Social Skills
7 56 (28.87%) Windows 10
8 52 (26.80%) Customer Service
9 47 (24.23%) Problem-Solving
10 45 (23.20%) Microsoft Exchange
11 44 (22.68%) Finance
12 43 (22.16%) Driving Licence
13 40 (20.62%) SCCM
13 40 (20.62%) Security Cleared
14 39 (20.10%) Degree
15 38 (19.59%) ITIL
15 38 (19.59%) Microsoft Intune
16 36 (18.56%) Azure
17 31 (15.98%) Microsoft Certification
18 30 (15.46%) Windows 7
19 29 (14.95%) Entra ID
19 29 (14.95%) DNS
20 27 (13.92%) Smartphone
21 26 (13.40%) Onboarding
22 25 (12.89%) A+ Certification
23 24 (12.37%) Computer Science
23 24 (12.37%) Mac OS
24 23 (11.86%) DBS Check
24 23 (11.86%) Organisational Skills
24 23 (11.86%) Break/Fix

Desktop Support 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:

Application Platforms
1 45 (23.20%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (3.09%) Skype for Business
3 4 (2.06%) SharePoint
4 2 (1.03%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.52%) CMS
Applications
1 89 (45.88%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (8.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (7.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (1.55%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 80 (41.24%) Microsoft 365
2 36 (18.56%) Azure
3 29 (14.95%) Entra ID
4 15 (7.73%) OneDrive
5 9 (4.64%) Mimecast
6 5 (2.58%) WhatsApp
7 2 (1.03%) Slack
8 1 (0.52%) AWS
8 1 (0.52%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 29 (14.95%) DNS
2 23 (11.86%) Network Security
3 20 (10.31%) LAN
4 16 (8.25%) Remote Desktop
5 15 (7.73%) Wi-Fi
6 10 (5.15%) Skype
7 8 (4.12%) DHCP
7 8 (4.12%) TCP/IP
8 7 (3.61%) WAN
9 6 (3.09%) Firewall
10 5 (2.58%) Cisco IOS
10 5 (2.58%) VPN
11 4 (2.06%) VoIP
12 3 (1.55%) Internet
12 3 (1.55%) Telepresence
12 3 (1.55%) WebEx
13 1 (0.52%) Ethernet
13 1 (0.52%) PSTN
13 1 (0.52%) SAN
13 1 (0.52%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.03%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 1 (0.52%) MSI
General
1 79 (40.72%) Social Skills
2 44 (22.68%) Finance
3 23 (11.86%) Organisational Skills
4 11 (5.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 8 (4.12%) Automotive
5 8 (4.12%) Banking
6 7 (3.61%) Legal
7 4 (2.06%) Law
7 4 (2.06%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.55%) Pharmaceutical
8 3 (1.55%) Retail
9 2 (1.03%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.03%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (1.03%) Billing
9 2 (1.03%) Games
10 1 (0.52%) Back Office
10 1 (0.52%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.52%) Spanish Language
Miscellaneous
1 43 (22.16%) Driving Licence
2 27 (13.92%) Smartphone
3 26 (13.40%) Onboarding
4 8 (4.12%) Video Conferencing
5 7 (3.61%) iPhone
6 3 (1.55%) Management Information System
6 3 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.03%) Blackberry
7 2 (1.03%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.03%) Fat Client
7 2 (1.03%) iPad
7 2 (1.03%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.03%) Thin Client
8 1 (0.52%) EPoS
8 1 (0.52%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 1 (0.52%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 152 (78.35%) Windows
2 56 (28.87%) Windows 10
3 30 (15.46%) Windows 7
4 24 (12.37%) Mac OS
5 14 (7.22%) Android
5 14 (7.22%) Windows Server
6 6 (3.09%) Apple iOS
6 6 (3.09%) Mac OS X
7 5 (2.58%) Windows Server 2008
8 3 (1.55%) Windows XP
9 1 (0.52%) Linux
9 1 (0.52%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (26.80%) Customer Service
2 47 (24.23%) Problem-Solving
3 38 (19.59%) ITIL
4 24 (12.37%) Computer Science
5 23 (11.86%) Break/Fix
6 18 (9.28%) Asset Management
7 15 (7.73%) Ticket Management
8 14 (7.22%) ITSM
8 14 (7.22%) Service Delivery
8 14 (7.22%) Software Deployment
9 13 (6.70%) Proactive Maintenance
10 12 (6.19%) Customer Requirements
10 12 (6.19%) Software Testing
11 9 (4.64%) Mobile Device Management
11 9 (4.64%) Time Management
12 8 (4.12%) Service Management
13 7 (3.61%) Root Cause Analysis
14 6 (3.09%) Continuous Improvement
15 5 (2.58%) Incident Management
16 4 (2.06%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (3.61%) PowerShell
2 3 (1.55%) SQL
3 2 (1.03%) Bash
3 2 (1.03%) Python
Qualifications
1 40 (20.62%) Security Cleared
2 39 (20.10%) Degree
3 31 (15.98%) Microsoft Certification
4 25 (12.89%) A+ Certification
5 23 (11.86%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (11.86%) DBS Check
5 23 (11.86%) MCP
6 16 (8.25%) DV Cleared
7 14 (7.22%) SC Cleared
8 13 (6.70%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (3.09%) ITIL Certification
10 5 (2.58%) CCNA
10 5 (2.58%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (1.55%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (1.55%) Master's Degree
11 3 (1.55%) MBA
12 1 (0.52%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (9.79%) SLA
2 13 (6.70%) PCI DSS
3 4 (2.06%) GDPR
4 1 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 124 (63.92%) Active Directory
2 13 (6.70%) Firmware
2 13 (6.70%) KVM
3 10 (5.15%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.55%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (1.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.55%) vSphere
5 2 (1.03%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 40 (20.62%) SCCM
2 38 (19.59%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.52%) AirWatch
3 1 (0.52%) Backup Exec
3 1 (0.52%) Cisco CUCM
3 1 (0.52%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 143 (73.71%) Microsoft
2 19 (9.79%) Dell
2 19 (9.79%) ServiceNow
3 14 (7.22%) HP
4 11 (5.67%) Apple
5 10 (5.15%) Cisco
6 8 (4.12%) Citrix
6 8 (4.12%) McAfee
6 8 (4.12%) MobileIron
7 7 (3.61%) Bloomberg
8 6 (3.09%) VMware
9 4 (2.06%) Ivanti
10 3 (1.55%) Polycom
11 2 (1.03%) Cognizant
11 2 (1.03%) Okta
11 2 (1.03%) Trayport
12 1 (0.52%) iManage
12 1 (0.52%) Intapp
12 1 (0.52%) Snow
12 1 (0.52%) Xerox