Desktop Support Jobs in the North of England

Desktop Support
England > North of England

The median Desktop Support salary in the North of England is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 294 358 388
Rank change year-on-year +64 +30 +21
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 55 29 45
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.47% 0.16% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% 0.17% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 53 27 37
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,296 £18,150
25th Percentile £28,500 £26,800 £24,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £28,000 £25,840
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +8.36% -6.04%
75th Percentile £33,000 £34,375 £26,680
90th Percentile £33,500 £35,400 £30,700
England median annual salary £32,875 £32,500 £31,500
% change year-on-year +1.15% +3.17% -5.26%

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 10,724 17,569 14,635
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.14% 95.13% 89.38%
Number of salaries quoted 5,587 13,508 7,984
10th Percentile £25,087 £27,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -5.66% +6.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,567
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.32% +0.95%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in the North of England

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Desktop Support in the North of England

Desktop Support
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 within the North of England region over the 6 months to 31 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 +97 48 £30,000 -7.69% 2
North West -13 7 £24,500 -9.26% 6
Desktop Support
England

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Desktop Support 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 in the job title.

1 42 (76.36%) ITIL
2 39 (70.91%) Windows
3 35 (63.64%) Android
4 27 (49.09%) Social Skills
5 25 (45.45%) Customer Service
6 24 (43.64%) SLA
7 23 (41.82%) Problem-Solving
8 21 (38.18%) Microsoft 365
9 20 (36.36%) Active Directory
10 19 (34.55%) Microsoft
10 19 (34.55%) Microsoft Exchange
11 18 (32.73%) Microsoft Intune
12 17 (30.91%) Apple
12 17 (30.91%) Windows Server
13 16 (29.09%) Cisco
13 16 (29.09%) Cisco IOS
14 14 (25.45%) Degree
15 10 (18.18%) Preventative Maintenance
16 9 (16.36%) Vulnerability Management
17 7 (12.73%) Analytical Skills
18 6 (10.91%) Retail
19 5 (9.09%) Time Management
19 5 (9.09%) Mobile Device Management
19 5 (9.09%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
19 5 (9.09%) Wireless
19 5 (9.09%) AirWatch
19 5 (9.09%) User Experience
19 5 (9.09%) Inventory Management
20 3 (5.45%) GDPR
20 3 (5.45%) Migration

Desktop Support 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 19 (34.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.82%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 21 (38.18%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (3.64%) AWS
2 2 (3.64%) Azure
2 2 (3.64%) SaaS
3 1 (1.82%) Entra ID
3 1 (1.82%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 16 (29.09%) Cisco IOS
2 5 (9.09%) Wireless
3 1 (1.82%) LAN
3 1 (1.82%) VPN
3 1 (1.82%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.64%) SQL Server
General
1 27 (49.09%) Social Skills
2 7 (12.73%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (10.91%) Retail
4 2 (3.64%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (1.82%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (1.82%) Law
5 1 (1.82%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.64%) CMDB
1 2 (3.64%) Mobile App
1 2 (3.64%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (1.82%) Driving Licence
2 1 (1.82%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 39 (70.91%) Windows
2 35 (63.64%) Android
3 17 (30.91%) Windows Server
4 2 (3.64%) Mac OS
4 2 (3.64%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (76.36%) ITIL
2 25 (45.45%) Customer Service
3 23 (41.82%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (18.18%) Preventative Maintenance
5 9 (16.36%) Vulnerability Management
6 5 (9.09%) Inventory Management
6 5 (9.09%) Mobile Device Management
6 5 (9.09%) Time Management
6 5 (9.09%) User Experience
7 3 (5.45%) Migration
8 2 (3.64%) Analytical Thinking
8 2 (3.64%) CRM
8 2 (3.64%) Data Privacy
8 2 (3.64%) Exploratory Testing
8 2 (3.64%) Mathematics
8 2 (3.64%) Software Testing
9 1 (1.82%) Antivirus Management
9 1 (1.82%) Budget Management
9 1 (1.82%) Customer-Centricity
9 1 (1.82%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.82%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 14 (25.45%) Degree
2 5 (9.09%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (1.82%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.82%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (43.64%) SLA
2 3 (5.45%) GDPR
3 1 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 20 (36.36%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 18 (32.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (9.09%) AirWatch
3 2 (3.64%) SCCM
4 1 (1.82%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 19 (34.55%) Microsoft
2 17 (30.91%) Apple
3 16 (29.09%) Cisco
4 2 (3.64%) Zoho
5 1 (1.82%) Veritas