Desktop Engineer Jobs in Reading

Desktop Engineer
Berkshire > Reading

The median Desktop Engineer salary in Reading is £34,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 107 137 121
Rank change year-on-year +30 -16 -20
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 17 1 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 0.99% 0.062% 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.05% 0.066% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 17 1 5
10th Percentile £30,000 - -
25th Percentile £31,250 £42,500 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £45,000 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.33% +60.71% -9.68%
75th Percentile - £47,500 £32,000
90th Percentile - - £38,300
Berkshire median annual salary £34,500 £32,500 £28,000
% change year-on-year +6.15% +16.07% -9.68%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Reading

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 1,618 1,514 1,697
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 93.63% 97.42%
Number of salaries quoted 1,035 810 1,020
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £73,863
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,500 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% - +4.55%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings that featured Desktop Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Engineer in Reading

Desktop Engineer
Salary Trend in Reading

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Reading.

Salary trend for Desktop Engineer in Reading

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Desktop Engineer 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 Reading region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 15 (88.24%) DV Cleared
1 15 (88.24%) Security Cleared
2 13 (76.47%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (76.47%) Windows
2 13 (76.47%) Microsoft
2 13 (76.47%) Social Skills
3 12 (70.59%) Customer Service
3 12 (70.59%) Windows 10
3 12 (70.59%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (64.71%) Organisational Skills
4 11 (64.71%) Customer Requirements
4 11 (64.71%) SCCM
4 11 (64.71%) Windows 7
4 11 (64.71%) Software Deployment
4 11 (64.71%) HP
4 11 (64.71%) LAN
4 11 (64.71%) ITIL
4 11 (64.71%) Software Testing
4 11 (64.71%) Firmware
4 11 (64.71%) Service Delivery
5 10 (58.82%) Driving Licence
6 3 (17.65%) SC Cleared
7 2 (11.76%) Degree
7 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (5.88%) A+ Certification
8 1 (5.88%) Active Directory
8 1 (5.88%) MCP
8 1 (5.88%) Computer Science
8 1 (5.88%) DBS Check
8 1 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:

Applications
1 13 (76.47%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 11 (64.71%) LAN
2 1 (5.88%) Network Security
General
1 13 (76.47%) Social Skills
2 11 (64.71%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 10 (58.82%) Driving Licence
2 1 (5.88%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 13 (76.47%) Windows
2 12 (70.59%) Windows 10
3 11 (64.71%) Windows 7
4 1 (5.88%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (70.59%) Customer Service
1 12 (70.59%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (64.71%) Customer Requirements
2 11 (64.71%) ITIL
2 11 (64.71%) Service Delivery
2 11 (64.71%) Software Deployment
2 11 (64.71%) Software Testing
3 1 (5.88%) Computer Science
Qualifications
1 15 (88.24%) DV Cleared
1 15 (88.24%) Security Cleared
2 3 (17.65%) SC Cleared
3 2 (11.76%) Degree
3 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (5.88%) A+ Certification
4 1 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (5.88%) DBS Check
4 1 (5.88%) MCP
System Software
1 11 (64.71%) Firmware
2 1 (5.88%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 11 (64.71%) SCCM
Vendors
1 13 (76.47%) Microsoft
2 11 (64.71%) HP