Desktop Support Job Trends in Leeds

Desktop Support
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Desktop Support salary in Leeds is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 June 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 74 125
Rank change year-on-year -53 +51 +29
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 2 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.075% 0.13% 0.089%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.080% 0.13% 0.092%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £27,490
25th Percentile £36,250 £29,000 £28,825
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £30,000 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -6.25% +48.84%
75th Percentile £38,750 £31,000 £34,725
90th Percentile - - £35,790
West Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £30,000 £32,000
% change year-on-year +50.00% -6.25% +14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 2,515 748 2,169
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.19% 94.56% 96.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,907 490 1,680
10th Percentile £31,400 £27,975 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,875 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £84,964
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +15.00% -9.09%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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 Leeds.

Desktop Support job vacancy trend in Leeds

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Leeds.

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Leeds

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 6 June 2026, 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 Leeds region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) SCCM
2 1 (50.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) Knowledge Management
2 1 (50.00%) Mac OS
2 1 (50.00%) Major Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Problem Management
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (50.00%) Windows

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) CMDB
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) Knowledge Management
2 1 (50.00%) Major Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) Problem Management
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow