Desktop Support Engineer Jobs in Staffordshire

Desktop Support Engineer
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Desktop Support Engineer salary in Staffordshire is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 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
4 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 65 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 0.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 - -
75th Percentile £38,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £38,000 £33,750 £27,000
% change year-on-year +12.59% +25.00% +1.89%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 541 927 414
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 74.52% 97.58% 90.59%
Number of salaries quoted 256 606 343
10th Percentile £26,375 £24,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £44,250
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -9.60% +4.12%
75th Percentile £54,063 £55,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £64,950
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Staffordshire

Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

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

Salary trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Staffordshire

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 4 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
Burton-upon-Trent - 1 £37,500 - 1
Desktop Support Engineer
West Midlands

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 4 August 2025, Desktop Support 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 Staffordshire region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (100.00%) BitLocker
1 1 (100.00%) BYOD
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2016
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) BYOD
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft