Desktop Support Engineer Jobs in Exeter

Desktop Support Engineer
Devon > Exeter

The median Desktop Support Engineer salary in Exeter is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 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
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 - 43
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 1 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Exeter 0.91% - 1.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.96% - 1.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £27,500
75th Percentile - - £28,750
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median annual salary £30,000 £29,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Exeter

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Exeter. 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 Exeter with a recognized job title 104 270 255
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.55% 95.74% 86.73%
Number of salaries quoted 75 229 203
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,450 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £31,680
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £40,000 £40,250
Median % change year-on-year -21.25% -0.62% +0.63%
75th Percentile £58,750 £50,000 £51,875
90th Percentile £67,250 £57,500 £63,500
Devon median annual salary £38,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -15.56% +12.50% -11.11%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Exeter

Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Exeter

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

Salary trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Exeter

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, 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 Exeter region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service

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

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft