Desktop Support Engineer
North West > Manchester
The median Desktop Support Engineer salary in Manchester is £25,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
18 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
164 |
148 |
205 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-16 |
+57 |
+28 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester |
0.020% |
0.098% |
0.021% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.022% |
0.11% |
0.022% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£24,500 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£25,000 |
£30,000 |
£28,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
+7.14% |
+12.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£25,500 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| North West median annual salary |
£41,000 |
£28,250 |
£27,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+45.13% |
+4.63% |
+8.00% |
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 |
4,534 |
1,876 |
4,583 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.47% |
91.92% |
94.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3,242 |
1,259 |
3,720 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£32,500 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£44,813 |
£42,500 |
£40,988 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£54,700 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+9.69% |
-4.87% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£77,500 |
£68,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£94,937 |
£90,822 |
£81,250 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£54,793 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.75% |
+9.59% |
-9.09% |
