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 12 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
54 |
36 |
53 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-18 |
+17 |
+18 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer |
1 |
17 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Essex |
0.15% |
3.74% |
0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.17% |
4.14% |
0.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
17 |
1 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,000 |
£22,500 |
£35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+77.78% |
-35.71% |
+20.69% |
| 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 |
586 |
411 |
438 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
85.42% |
90.53% |
94.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
344 |
189 |
355 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,825 |
£23,600 |
£25,400 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£33,173 |
£36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£50,000 |
£49,329 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.00% |
+1.36% |
-1.34% |
| 75th Percentile |
£61,250 |
£65,000 |
£72,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£75,400 |
£85,750 |
| East of England median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£52,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
+0.96% |
-4.15% |
