Desktop Technician Job Trends in Manchester

Desktop Technician
North West > Manchester

The median Desktop Technician salary in Manchester is £16,600 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 - 205
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Technician 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.020% - 0.021%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.022% - 0.022%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £16,100 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £16,600 - £28,000
75th Percentile £17,100 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £16,600 - £28,000

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 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%

Desktop Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Desktop Technician job vacancy trend in Manchester

Desktop Technician
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Technician job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Technician job vacancies in Manchester

Desktop Technician
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Technician within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 18 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
Sale - 1 £16,600 - 1
Desktop Technician
North West

Desktop Technician Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 18 April 2026, Desktop Technician 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 Desktop Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

Desktop Technician 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft