Desktop Support Engineer Job Trends in Sunderland

Desktop Support Engineer
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland

The median Desktop Support Engineer salary in Sunderland is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 May 2026.

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

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sunderland 0.73% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.79% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £35,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Sunderland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sunderland. 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 Sunderland with a recognized job title 127 42 160
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.70% 97.67% 96.39%
Number of salaries quoted 79 16 133
10th Percentile £29,250 - £33,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £41,562 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% -24.43% +37.50%
75th Percentile £48,125 £56,563 £67,500
90th Percentile £55,000 £72,500 £77,400
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -9.52%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Sunderland

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

Desktop Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Sunderland

Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Sunderland

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Sunderland.

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Sunderland

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland

For the 6 months to 23 May 2026, Desktop Support Engineer 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 Sunderland region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (100.00%) Web Filtering
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (100.00%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (100.00%) Web Filtering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft