Desktop Support Job Trends in London

Desktop Support
England > London

The median Desktop Support salary in London is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 April 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 366 334 378
Rank change year-on-year -32 +44 +75
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 45 73 122
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.23% 0.57% 0.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.62% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 41 59 111
10th Percentile £19,750 £36,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £31,000 £38,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +8.43% +3.75%
75th Percentile £58,750 £53,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £66,500 £60,000
England median annual salary £35,000 £32,750 £32,500
% change year-on-year +6.87% +0.77% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 17,754 11,701 21,819
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.75% 90.63% 94.13%
Number of salaries quoted 11,912 7,555 16,645
10th Percentile £38,750 £41,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,125 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.37%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

Desktop Support job vacancy trend in London

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in London

Desktop Support
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support in London over the 6 months to 19 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Desktop Support in London

Desktop Support
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the London region over the 6 months to 19 April 2026. 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
Central London +8 16 £46,000 +2.22% 2
East London - 4 £32,000 -
North London - 1 £32,000 -
West London - 1 £32,000 -
Desktop Support
England

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 19 April 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 London region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 37 (82.22%) Active Directory
2 35 (77.78%) Windows
3 33 (73.33%) Microsoft
4 30 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (44.44%) ITIL
6 18 (40.00%) Windows 10
7 17 (37.78%) DNS
8 16 (35.56%) Microsoft Exchange
9 15 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
10 14 (31.11%) DHCP
11 13 (28.89%) Azure
12 11 (24.44%) Entra ID
12 11 (24.44%) SCCM
13 10 (22.22%) Customer Service
13 10 (22.22%) ITSM
13 10 (22.22%) SharePoint
14 9 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
14 9 (20.00%) Information Security
14 9 (20.00%) Microsoft Intune
14 9 (20.00%) PowerShell
14 9 (20.00%) ServiceNow
14 9 (20.00%) TCP/IP
15 8 (17.78%) Bloomberg
15 8 (17.78%) OneDrive
15 8 (17.78%) Service Delivery
15 8 (17.78%) Service Management
16 7 (15.56%) Citrix
16 7 (15.56%) Degree
16 7 (15.56%) VPN
17 6 (13.33%) Microsoft Office

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 16 (35.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (22.22%) SharePoint
3 2 (4.44%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (13.33%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (8.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (2.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (2.22%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (2.22%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 30 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (28.89%) Azure
3 11 (24.44%) Entra ID
4 8 (17.78%) OneDrive
5 3 (6.67%) Mimecast
6 1 (2.22%) AWS
6 1 (2.22%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 17 (37.78%) DNS
2 14 (31.11%) DHCP
3 9 (20.00%) TCP/IP
4 7 (15.56%) VPN
5 5 (11.11%) LAN
6 4 (8.89%) Firewall
6 4 (8.89%) VLAN
7 3 (6.67%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (4.44%) WAN
9 1 (2.22%) Internet
Development Applications
1 2 (4.44%) JIRA
General
1 19 (42.22%) Finance
2 14 (31.11%) Social Skills
3 7 (15.56%) Front Office
4 6 (13.33%) Banking
5 3 (6.67%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (4.44%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (4.44%) Electronics
6 2 (4.44%) Legal
6 2 (4.44%) Manufacturing
6 2 (4.44%) Marketing
6 2 (4.44%) Public Sector
6 2 (4.44%) Telecoms
7 1 (2.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.22%) Law
7 1 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.22%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 7 (15.56%) Onboarding
2 5 (11.11%) Driving Licence
2 5 (11.11%) Management Information System
3 4 (8.89%) Derivative
3 4 (8.89%) Equities
3 4 (8.89%) Fixed Income
3 4 (8.89%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 4 (8.89%) iPhone
4 2 (4.44%) IoT
4 2 (4.44%) Mobile App
4 2 (4.44%) Video Conferencing
5 1 (2.22%) Fat Client
5 1 (2.22%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 35 (77.78%) Windows
2 18 (40.00%) Windows 10
3 6 (13.33%) Windows Server
4 3 (6.67%) Android
4 3 (6.67%) Mac OS
5 2 (4.44%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (44.44%) ITIL
2 15 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (22.22%) Customer Service
3 10 (22.22%) ITSM
4 9 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (20.00%) Information Security
5 8 (17.78%) Service Delivery
5 8 (17.78%) Service Management
6 5 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (8.89%) Asset Management
7 4 (8.89%) Data Governance
7 4 (8.89%) Data Protection
7 4 (8.89%) Incident Management
7 4 (8.89%) Requirements Analysis
7 4 (8.89%) Storage Management
7 4 (8.89%) Technology Strategy
8 3 (6.67%) Break/Fix
8 3 (6.67%) Change Management
8 3 (6.67%) Inventory Management
8 3 (6.67%) Trend Analysis
Programming Languages
1 9 (20.00%) PowerShell
2 5 (11.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (15.56%) Degree
2 4 (8.89%) A+ Certification
2 4 (8.89%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.22%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.22%) SLA
System Software
1 37 (82.22%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.22%) Terminal Services
2 1 (2.22%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 11 (24.44%) SCCM
2 9 (20.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 33 (73.33%) Microsoft
2 9 (20.00%) ServiceNow
3 8 (17.78%) Bloomberg
4 7 (15.56%) Citrix
5 6 (13.33%) Salesforce
6 4 (8.89%) FactSet
6 4 (8.89%) HP
7 2 (4.44%) SAP
8 1 (2.22%) Adobe
8 1 (2.22%) Aruba
8 1 (2.22%) Avaya
8 1 (2.22%) Fortinet
8 1 (2.22%) Google
8 1 (2.22%) McAfee
8 1 (2.22%) Meraki
8 1 (2.22%) Okta
8 1 (2.22%) Polycom
8 1 (2.22%) Snow