Desktop Support Jobs in Essex

Desktop Support
East of England > Essex

The median Desktop Support salary in Essex is £22,500 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
Rank 46 76 73
Rank change year-on-year +30 -3 +32
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 11 1 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 2.20% 0.11% 1.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.49% 0.12% 1.85%
Number of salaries quoted 11 1 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21,250 - £23,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £22,500 £35,000 £24,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.71% +45.83% -2.04%
75th Percentile £23,750 - £25,750
90th Percentile - - £26,500
East of England median annual salary £22,500 £24,240 £26,000
% change year-on-year -7.18% -6.77% -13.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Essex

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 441 856 650
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.02% 94.80% 79.37%
Number of salaries quoted 223 700 364
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,976 £25,575
25th Percentile £29,250 £30,000 £33,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £46,750
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -3.74% -1.58%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £65,438
90th Percentile £79,800 £76,250 £80,000
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -13.64% +10.00%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Essex

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in Essex

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

Salary trend for Desktop Support in Essex

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Desktop Support 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 Essex region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 11 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 11 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 11 (100.00%) Driving Licence

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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:

Cloud Services
1 11 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Miscellaneous
1 11 (100.00%) Driving Licence
System Software
1 11 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 11 (100.00%) Microsoft