Desktop Support Job Trends in Glasgow

Desktop Support
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Desktop Support salary in Glasgow is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 83 79 70
Rank change year-on-year -4 -9 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 5 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 0.60% 0.10% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% 0.11% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 5 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £26,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +13.21% - -
75th Percentile £31,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £30,000 £26,500 £27,645
% change year-on-year +13.21% -4.14% -14.94%

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 773 933 657
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.91% 97.19% 98.21%
Number of salaries quoted 354 514 505
10th Percentile £29,500 £29,825 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,875 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £75,000
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -9.09%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Desktop Support job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Glasgow.

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Glasgow

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 10 November 2025, Desktop Support job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Glasgow region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) DHCP
1 5 (100.00%) DNS
1 5 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 5 (100.00%) Virtual Environments
1 5 (100.00%) VMware
1 5 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Windows 10

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) DHCP
1 5 (100.00%) DNS
1 5 (100.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 5 (100.00%) Virtual Environments
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 5 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 5 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) VMware