Desktop Support Engineer Job Trends in Kent

Desktop Support Engineer
South East > Kent

The median Desktop Support Engineer salary in Kent is £32,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 - 63
Rank change year-on-year - - +27
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.096% - 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 - -
75th Percentile £33,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £32,000 £33,500 £32,750
% change year-on-year -4.48% +2.29% +11.39%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 937 625 578
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.18% 87.41% 89.75%
Number of salaries quoted 528 242 477
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,500 £23,108
25th Percentile £28,000 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £68,625 £58,750
90th Percentile £66,250 £75,000 £68,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £56,509 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.52% +7.64% -4.55%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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 Kent.

Desktop Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Kent

Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Kent

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, 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 Kent region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft