Desktop Support Jobs in the North West

Desktop Support
England > North West

The median Desktop Support salary in the North West is £24,500 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 272 270 267
Rank change year-on-year -2 -3 +53
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 7 22 39
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.089% 0.22% 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.097% 0.24% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 5 20 31
10th Percentile - £23,916 £14,250
25th Percentile - £26,000 £23,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,500 £27,000 £25,840
Median % change year-on-year -9.26% +4.49% -7.71%
75th Percentile £27,250 £35,000 £26,470
90th Percentile £28,900 £35,100 £29,500
England median annual salary £32,750 £32,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +0.77% - -1.52%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 7,191 9,301 6,978
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.33% 94.61% 89.05%
Number of salaries quoted 4,106 7,150 4,068
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,620 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £69,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £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
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in the North West

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Desktop Support in the North West

Desktop Support
Job Locations in the North West

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 West 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
Manchester +64 3 £30,000 +3.45% 2
Lancashire -64 3 £24,500 -9.26%
Merseyside +42 1 £26,500 +20.45% 1
Desktop Support
England

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

For the 6 months to 9 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 West region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 4 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (42.86%) GDPR
3 3 (42.86%) Windows
4 2 (28.57%) CMDB
4 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
4 2 (28.57%) Active Directory
4 2 (28.57%) ITIL
4 2 (28.57%) Windows 10
4 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (28.57%) Mac OS
4 2 (28.57%) Azure
5 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (14.29%) Performance Monitoring
5 1 (14.29%) Line Management
5 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
5 1 (14.29%) Antivirus Management
5 1 (14.29%) Preventative Maintenance
5 1 (14.29%) Project Delivery
5 1 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (14.29%) Customer-Centricity
5 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (14.29%) Law
5 1 (14.29%) Legal
5 1 (14.29%) Information Security
5 1 (14.29%) Problem Management
5 1 (14.29%) SCCM
5 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
5 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
5 1 (14.29%) PowerShell

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (28.57%) Azure
3 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
General
1 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Law
2 1 (14.29%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) CMDB
2 1 (14.29%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (42.86%) Windows
2 2 (28.57%) Mac OS
2 2 (28.57%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) ITIL
1 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (14.29%) Antivirus Management
2 1 (14.29%) Budget Management
2 1 (14.29%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (14.29%) Information Security
2 1 (14.29%) Line Management
2 1 (14.29%) Performance Monitoring
2 1 (14.29%) Preventative Maintenance
2 1 (14.29%) Problem Management
2 1 (14.29%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
1 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) GDPR
2 1 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 2 (28.57%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (14.29%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft