Desktop Support Engineer Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Desktop Support Engineer
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Desktop Support Engineer salary in Hertfordshire is £35,340 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 November 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 78 - 69
Rank change year-on-year - - +63
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 1 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 0.11% - 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £30,375
25th Percentile - - £30,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,340 - £32,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.14%
75th Percentile - - £34,813
90th Percentile - - £36,725
East of England median annual salary £37,670 £22,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +67.42% -30.77% +10.17%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 866 1,307 692
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.25% 92.24% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 584 628 485
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,500 £28,600
25th Percentile £32,500 £45,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £76,500
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £52,647 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.53% +0.28% +1.40%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Desktop Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 3 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Watford - 1 £35,340 - 1
Desktop Support Engineer
East of England

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, Desktop Support Engineer 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) NetSuite
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) NetSuite
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce