Desktop Support Jobs in the South West

Desktop Support
England > South West

The median Desktop Support salary in the South West is £31,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 May 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 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 165 253 212
Rank change year-on-year +88 -41 +93
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 16 39 59
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.45% 0.42% 0.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% 0.44% 0.97%
Number of salaries quoted 5 35 50
10th Percentile £30,200 - £26,110
25th Percentile £30,500 £28,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £29,440 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.30% +7.05% -16.03%
75th Percentile £31,500 £33,063 £30,000
90th Percentile £33,900 £42,250 £33,300
England median annual salary £32,750 £32,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +0.77% - -1.52%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 3,361 8,922 6,073
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.78% 96.21% 89.15%
Number of salaries quoted 2,034 6,527 3,760
10th Percentile £27,325 £28,000 £29,725
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,365 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,425 £77,500 £79,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in the South West

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in the South West.

Salary trend for Desktop Support in the South West

Desktop Support
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the South West region over the 6 months to 10 May 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
Gloucestershire +62 4 - - 3
Devon +25 4 £31,000 +6.90%
Wiltshire +43 3 - -
Somerset -2 3 - -
Bristol +50 1 - - 6
Dorset - 1 £35,000 - 1
Desktop Support
England

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 10 May 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 South West region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 12 (75.00%) ITIL
1 12 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 11 (68.75%) SLA
2 11 (68.75%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (68.75%) Social Skills
2 11 (68.75%) Customer Service
3 10 (62.50%) Cybersecurity
3 10 (62.50%) Windows
3 10 (62.50%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (43.75%) Software Deployment
4 7 (43.75%) Analytics
4 7 (43.75%) SC Cleared
4 7 (43.75%) CTC Cleared
4 7 (43.75%) Security Cleared
4 7 (43.75%) Continuous Improvement
4 7 (43.75%) Degree
4 7 (43.75%) Cisco
4 7 (43.75%) Back Office
4 7 (43.75%) Entra ID
4 7 (43.75%) Patch Management
4 7 (43.75%) Ticket Management
4 7 (43.75%) Windows 10
4 7 (43.75%) Customer Acquisition
4 7 (43.75%) Customer Experience
5 4 (25.00%) Management Information System
5 4 (25.00%) Configuration Management
5 4 (25.00%) Problem Management
5 4 (25.00%) Incident Management
6 3 (18.75%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (18.75%) ITSM

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 11 (68.75%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 10 (62.50%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (43.75%) Entra ID
General
1 11 (68.75%) Social Skills
2 7 (43.75%) Back Office
3 3 (18.75%) Games
4 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
5 1 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (6.25%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 4 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 3 (18.75%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 10 (62.50%) Windows
2 7 (43.75%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (75.00%) ITIL
2 11 (68.75%) Customer Service
3 10 (62.50%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (43.75%) Analytics
4 7 (43.75%) Continuous Improvement
4 7 (43.75%) Customer Acquisition
4 7 (43.75%) Customer Experience
4 7 (43.75%) Patch Management
4 7 (43.75%) Software Deployment
4 7 (43.75%) Ticket Management
5 4 (25.00%) Configuration Management
5 4 (25.00%) Incident Management
5 4 (25.00%) Problem Management
6 3 (18.75%) ITSM
7 1 (6.25%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 7 (43.75%) CTC Cleared
1 7 (43.75%) Degree
1 7 (43.75%) SC Cleared
1 7 (43.75%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (68.75%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (6.25%) SCCM
Vendors
1 12 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (43.75%) Cisco
3 3 (18.75%) ServiceNow