Desktop Support Jobs in Somerset

Desktop Support
South West > Somerset

The median Desktop Support salary in Somerset is £29,290 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 39 -
Rank change year-on-year -4 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 7 17 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 1.69% 2.27% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.94% 2.48% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 15 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,290 £29,200 -
Median % change year-on-year +0.31% - -
South West median annual salary £31,000 £29,290 £27,500
% change year-on-year +5.84% +6.51% -14.06%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Somerset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title 361 686 437
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.99% 91.47% 85.69%
Number of salaries quoted 206 538 329
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,000 £28,139
25th Percentile £34,500 £35,000 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.56%
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,000 £60,800
90th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £69,600
South West median annual salary £48,894 £50,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -2.21% -7.41% +8.00%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Somerset

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in Somerset.

Salary trend for Desktop Support in Somerset

Desktop Support
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 10 August 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
Bath +12 6 - -
Clevedon - 2 - -
Weston-super-Mare - 2 - -
Yeovil -11 1 £29,290 - 1
Desktop Support
South West

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 10 August 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 Somerset region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 7 (100.00%) Windows
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 7 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 7 (100.00%) Windows 10
2 6 (85.71%) Customer Acquisition
2 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 6 (85.71%) Customer Experience
2 6 (85.71%) Customer Service
2 6 (85.71%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (85.71%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (85.71%) Software Deployment
2 6 (85.71%) Analytics
2 6 (85.71%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (85.71%) Entra ID
2 6 (85.71%) Patch Management
2 6 (85.71%) CTC Cleared
2 6 (85.71%) Degree
2 6 (85.71%) Back Office
2 6 (85.71%) SLA
2 6 (85.71%) Cisco
2 6 (85.71%) ITIL
2 6 (85.71%) Ticket Management
3 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
3 1 (14.29%) McAfee
3 1 (14.29%) Smartphone
3 1 (14.29%) SCCM
3 1 (14.29%) Time Management
3 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (85.71%) Entra ID
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft 365
General
1 6 (85.71%) Back Office
1 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
1 1 (14.29%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) Windows
1 7 (100.00%) Windows 10
2 1 (14.29%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Analytics
1 6 (85.71%) Continuous Improvement
1 6 (85.71%) Customer Acquisition
1 6 (85.71%) Customer Experience
1 6 (85.71%) Customer Service
1 6 (85.71%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (85.71%) ITIL
1 6 (85.71%) Patch Management
1 6 (85.71%) Software Deployment
1 6 (85.71%) Ticket Management
2 1 (14.29%) Break/Fix
2 1 (14.29%) Mobile Device Management
2 1 (14.29%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 6 (85.71%) CTC Cleared
2 6 (85.71%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (85.71%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) SCCM
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (85.71%) Cisco
3 1 (14.29%) McAfee
3 1 (14.29%) MobileIron