Desktop Support Engineer Job Trends in the Highlands

Desktop Support Engineer
Scotland > Highlands

As of 6 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Desktop Support Engineer salary in the Highlands.

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Highlands 1.23% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.69% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median annual salary £30,000 £26,500 £27,645
% change year-on-year +13.21% -4.14% -26.84%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Highlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Highlands. 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 the Highlands with a recognized job title 59 43 5
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 72.84% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 24 26 5
10th Percentile - £26,250 -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £30,000 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.67% +20.00% -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - £43,125 £27,250
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -9.09%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Highlands

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 the Highlands.

Desktop Support Engineer job vacancy trend in the Highlands

Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Trend in the Highlands

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in the Highlands.

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in the Highlands

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Locations in the Highlands

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 Highlands region over the 6 months to 6 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
Alness - 1 - - 1
Desktop Support Engineer
Scotland

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Highlands

For the 6 months to 6 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 Highlands region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) CTC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Acquisition
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Software Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) Ticket Management
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Highlands 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
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Back Office
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Acquisition
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CTC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco