Desktop Support Jobs in the Thames Valley

Desktop Support
South East > Thames Valley

The median Desktop Support salary in the Thames Valley is £34,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 216 248 246
Rank change year-on-year +32 -2 -36
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 28 12 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.42% 0.20% 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 0.22% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 22 8 26
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,025 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,125 £28,875 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £32,250 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.98% +7.50% +1.69%
75th Percentile - £33,750 £37,500
90th Percentile £42,875 - £40,000
South East median annual salary £30,000 £29,400 £30,000
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 6,389 5,529 6,578
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 89.92% 96.16%
Number of salaries quoted 4,564 3,220 4,174
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £36,500 £37,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -1.82% +3.77%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £86,250 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in the Thames Valley

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Desktop Support in the Thames Valley

Desktop Support
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Desktop Support in the Thames Valley

Desktop Support
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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
Berkshire +29 20 £34,500 +7.81% 1
Buckinghamshire -14 8 £28,500 -12.31%
Desktop Support
South East

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, 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 Thames Valley region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 21 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (71.43%) DV Cleared
2 20 (71.43%) Security Cleared
3 18 (64.29%) Windows
4 17 (60.71%) Microsoft
5 16 (57.14%) ITIL
5 16 (57.14%) Social Skills
5 16 (57.14%) Customer Service
6 15 (53.57%) Windows 10
7 13 (46.43%) Microsoft Office
8 12 (42.86%) LAN
8 12 (42.86%) HP
8 12 (42.86%) Firmware
8 12 (42.86%) Service Delivery
8 12 (42.86%) Software Testing
8 12 (42.86%) SCCM
8 12 (42.86%) Customer Requirements
8 12 (42.86%) Organisational Skills
8 12 (42.86%) Software Deployment
8 12 (42.86%) Windows 7
9 11 (39.29%) Driving Licence
10 5 (17.86%) Degree
11 4 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
11 4 (14.29%) NVQ Level 3
12 3 (10.71%) SC Cleared
12 3 (10.71%) Video Conferencing
12 3 (10.71%) Asset Management
12 3 (10.71%) Multimedia
12 3 (10.71%) IT Asset Management
12 3 (10.71%) Mac OS

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 4 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 13 (46.43%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (10.71%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (7.14%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 12 (42.86%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.14%) MongoDB
General
1 16 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 12 (42.86%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (10.71%) Multimedia
4 2 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 11 (39.29%) Driving Licence
2 3 (10.71%) Video Conferencing
3 2 (7.14%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 18 (64.29%) Windows
2 15 (53.57%) Windows 10
3 12 (42.86%) Windows 7
4 3 (10.71%) Mac OS
5 2 (7.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (57.14%) Customer Service
2 16 (57.14%) ITIL
3 12 (42.86%) Customer Requirements
3 12 (42.86%) Service Delivery
3 12 (42.86%) Software Deployment
3 12 (42.86%) Software Testing
4 3 (10.71%) Asset Management
4 3 (10.71%) IT Asset Management
5 2 (7.14%) DevOps
5 2 (7.14%) Impact Assessments
5 2 (7.14%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.14%) Bash
1 2 (7.14%) PowerShell
1 2 (7.14%) Python
1 2 (7.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (71.43%) DV Cleared
1 20 (71.43%) Security Cleared
2 5 (17.86%) Degree
3 4 (14.29%) NVQ Level 3
4 3 (10.71%) SC Cleared
5 2 (7.14%) CCNA
5 2 (7.14%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.14%) SLA
System Software
1 12 (42.86%) Firmware
2 2 (7.14%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 12 (42.86%) SCCM
Vendors
1 17 (60.71%) Microsoft
2 12 (42.86%) HP
3 2 (7.14%) Cisco