Desktop Engineer Jobs in Glasgow

Desktop Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Desktop Engineer salary in Glasgow is £30,000 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 70 228 126
Rank change year-on-year +158 -102 +2
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 2 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 0.35% 0.050% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% 0.051% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £35,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% -
75th Percentile £31,000 £37,500 £33,750
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £30,000 £24,240 £32,500
% change year-on-year +23.76% -25.42% -13.99%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 500 3,933 1,306
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.50% 98.13% 85.92%
Number of salaries quoted 244 909 638
10th Percentile £31,000 £31,250 £32,350
25th Percentile £42,375 £40,833 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,033 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.54% -4.55% +14.58%
75th Percentile £71,563 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £75,000
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +4.76%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Engineer in Glasgow

Desktop Engineer
Salary Trend in Glasgow

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

Salary trend for Desktop Engineer in Glasgow

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow

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

1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (100.00%) DHCP
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (100.00%) DNS
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (100.00%) VMware
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 2 (100.00%) Virtual Environments
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) DHCP
1 2 (100.00%) DNS
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Virtual Environments
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 2 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) VMware