Desktop Support Job Trends in Sheffield

Desktop Support
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Desktop Support salary in Sheffield is £26,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 November 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 - 56
Rank change year-on-year - - +43
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 0.46% - 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% - 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25,750 - £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,500 - £32,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +51.16%
75th Percentile £27,250 - £36,250
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £26,500 - £31,750
% change year-on-year - - +47.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 428 730 354
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.72% 95.80% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 320 396 290
10th Percentile £27,875 £33,875 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £32,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £54,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.81% +13.68% -5.00%
75th Percentile £61,563 £68,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,875 £67,500
South Yorkshire median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -19.05% +16.67% -10.00%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Desktop Support job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Sheffield.

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support job vacancies in Sheffield

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, Desktop Support 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 Sheffield region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) Android
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) CRM
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 2 (100.00%) Exploratory Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) SaaS
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Zoho

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Mobile App
1 2 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Android
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) CRM
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 2 (100.00%) Exploratory Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Zoho