Desktop Support Engineer
East of England > Essex
The median Desktop Support Engineer salary in Essex is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
4 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
60 |
35 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-25 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer |
1 |
16 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Essex |
0.14% |
3.48% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.16% |
3.85% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
16 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,000 |
£22,500 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+77.78% |
- |
- |
| East of England median annual salary |
£35,340 |
£22,500 |
£32,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+57.07% |
-30.77% |
-7.14% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title |
609 |
416 |
406 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
86.26% |
90.43% |
94.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
360 |
194 |
315 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,700 |
£24,300 |
£25,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£34,064 |
£36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.00% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£72,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75,090 |
£75,000 |
£83,750 |
| East of England median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
- |
-1.35% |
