Desktop Support Technician Job Trends in Rochester

Desktop Support Technician
Kent > Rochester

The median Desktop Support Technician salary in Rochester is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Technician 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Rochester 2.30% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.35% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - -
75th Percentile £32,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median annual salary £30,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Rochester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Rochester. 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 Rochester with a recognized job title 85 38 50
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.70% 100.00% 96.15%
Number of salaries quoted 59 28 36
10th Percentile £45,000 £24,000 £34,750
25th Percentile £58,750 £25,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £25,500 £45,575
Median % change year-on-year +154.90% -44.05% +1.28%
75th Percentile - £48,000 £69,688
90th Percentile £70,000 £58,250 £75,000
Kent median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% -10.00%

Desktop Support Technician Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Rochester

For the 6 months to 17 September 2026, Desktop Support Technician 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 Rochester region featuring Desktop Support Technician in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) Windows

Desktop Support Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Rochester 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft