Desktop Support Engineer Job Trends in Paisley

Desktop Support Engineer
Renfrewshire > Paisley

As of 14 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Desktop Support Engineer salary in Paisley.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Paisley 7.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 8.33% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Renfrewshire median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Paisley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Paisley. 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 Paisley with a recognized job title 12 12 6
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.71% 75.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 8 3
10th Percentile - £40,625 £21,300
25th Percentile - £44,750 £21,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £49,750 £23,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.60% +116.30% -
75th Percentile - £52,500 £33,000
90th Percentile - - £38,700
Renfrewshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £31,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +61.29% +57.96%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Paisley

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

Desktop Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Paisley

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Paisley

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Desktop Support Engineer 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 Paisley region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) CTC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Acquisition
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Software Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) Ticket Management
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Paisley 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Back Office
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Acquisition
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CTC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft