Desktop Support Technician Jobs in the North of England

Desktop Support Technician
England > North of England

The median Desktop Support Technician salary in the North of England is £29,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 308 378 -
Rank change year-on-year +70 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Technician 21 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.18% 0.006% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.006% -
Number of salaries quoted 21 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £28,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% - -
75th Percentile £30,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £29,000 £30,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +9.09% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 10,443 16,576 15,393
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.81% 94.91% 89.36%
Number of salaries quoted 5,850 12,833 8,151
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £39,500 £36,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -5.66% +6.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £69,649
90th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Desktop Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured Desktop Support Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Technician in the North of England

Desktop Support Technician
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Technician in the North of England.

Salary trend for Desktop Support Technician in the North of England

Desktop Support Technician
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support Technician within the North of England region over the 6 months to 9 May 2025. 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
Yorkshire - 21 £29,000 - 1
Desktop Support Technician
England

Desktop Support Technician Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, Desktop Support Technician job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North of England region featuring Desktop Support Technician in the job title.

1 16 (76.19%) ITIL
1 16 (76.19%) SLA
1 16 (76.19%) Customer Service
2 10 (47.62%) Social Skills
2 10 (47.62%) Windows Server
2 10 (47.62%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (47.62%) Windows
2 10 (47.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (47.62%) Active Directory
2 10 (47.62%) Apple
2 10 (47.62%) Android
3 5 (23.81%) Mobile Device Management
3 5 (23.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 5 (23.81%) User Experience
3 5 (23.81%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (23.81%) AirWatch
3 5 (23.81%) Microsoft
3 5 (23.81%) Wireless
3 5 (23.81%) Degree
3 5 (23.81%) Time Management
3 5 (23.81%) Inventory Management

Desktop Support Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 10 (47.62%) Microsoft Exchange
Communications & Networking
1 5 (23.81%) Wireless
General
1 10 (47.62%) Social Skills
2 5 (23.81%) Analytical Skills
Operating Systems
1 10 (47.62%) Android
1 10 (47.62%) Windows
1 10 (47.62%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (76.19%) Customer Service
1 16 (76.19%) ITIL
2 10 (47.62%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (23.81%) Inventory Management
3 5 (23.81%) Mobile Device Management
3 5 (23.81%) Time Management
3 5 (23.81%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 5 (23.81%) Degree
1 5 (23.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (76.19%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (47.62%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (23.81%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 10 (47.62%) Apple
2 5 (23.81%) Microsoft