Deskside Support Engineer Job Trends in Manchester

Deskside Support Engineer
North West > Manchester

The median Deskside Support Engineer salary in Manchester is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 September 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 197 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Deskside Support Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.027% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.028% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 - -
75th Percentile £38,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £33,750 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 7,047 2,126 3,771
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.78% 90.78% 94.44%
Number of salaries quoted 5,397 1,265 2,128
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £53,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.15% -2.73% -8.33%
75th Percentile £78,957 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £87,300 £82,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Deskside Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Deskside Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Deskside Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Deskside Support Engineer job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Deskside Support Engineer job vacancies in Manchester

Deskside Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 22 September 2026, Deskside 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 Manchester region featuring Deskside Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Application Packaging
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Jamf Pro
1 2 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 2 (100.00%) SCCM
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10

Deskside Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) CMDB
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 2 (100.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Application Packaging
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Problem Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Jamf Pro
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft